Brno–Tuřany Airport
| Brno–Tuřany Airport Letiště Brno–Tuřany | |||||||||||
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| IATA: BRQ – ICAO: LKTB | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | South-Moravia Region | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airport Brno Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Brno, Czech Republic | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 770 ft / 235 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°09′05″N 16°41′40″E / 49.15139°N 16.69444°E | ||||||||||
| Website | airport-brno.cz | ||||||||||
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Brno–Tuřany Airport (IATA: BRQ, ICAO: LKTB) is an airport in Brno, Czech Republic. In 2014, 486,134 passengers passed through the Brno–Tuřany passenger terminal, making it the second busiest airport in the Czech Republic.
History
Early years
The airport was built during the 1950s as a replacement for the old Brno airport located in Slatina (north east of Tuřany airport). During the 1980s, the airport was handed over for use by the Czechoslovak air force, and civil operations were reduced to a minimum. After the fall of communism in 1989, the airport returned to civil use, and was operated by the state-owned Czech Airport Authority.
Latest developments
At present, the South-Moravian local government owns the airport, and it is operated by a private company, Brno Airport Ltd. Although charter and private flights still dominate at the airport, it has seen significant growth of scheduled service in the last years. Currently, three airlines operate scheduled passenger flights from the airport: BMI Regional, Ryanair and Wizzair. Charter flights are usually operated by Travel Service Airlines.
Facilities
The terminal consists of two concourses. The new departure hall that opened in 2006 is capable of handling 1,000 passengers per hour. The building was designed by architect Petr Parolek and is considered to be one of the most significant projects of Czech contemporary architecture and a striking example of the growing trend of "organic architecture".
Cargo airlines such as TNT, Volga-Dnepr or Antonov Design Bureau often use Brno Airport as one of their stopover points. The airport handled 6,273 tons of freight in 2008. Plans for building a new cargo terminal and industry zone are in talks of realization, which could take place in the near future.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| BMI Regional | Munich |
| Ryanair | London-Stansted |
| SmartWings operated by Travel Service | Seasonal: Antalya, Burgas, Corfu, Heraklion, Kos, Lamezia Terme, Ostrava, Palma de Mallorca, Preveza, Rhodes, Tenerife-South, Tirana, Varna, Zakynthos |
| Travel Service | Seasonal charter: Almería, Antalya, Bodrum, Burgas, Corfu, Djerba, Ercan, Faro, Hurghada, Kavala, Kos, Marsa Alam, Monastir, Ostrava, Palma de Mallorca, Podgorica, Preveza, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife-South, Thessaloniki, Zakynthos |
| Wizz Air | Eindhoven, London–Luton |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| ASL Airlines Belgium | Liège, Prague |
| Turkmenistan Airlines | Ashgabat |
Ground transport
The airport is located within city limits, next to the D1 motorway which runs from Prague to Kroměříž through Brno. It is connected to the public transport network by bus no. 76, and night bus no. 89, which both run to Brno hlavní nádraží (main railway station).
See also
References
External links
Media related to Brno-Tuřany Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Current weather for LKTB at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for LKTB at Aviation Safety Network