Kosice Airport

Medzinárodné letisko Košice
Characteristics
ICAO code	LZKZ
IATA code	KSC
Coordinates	48 ° 39 '47 " N , 21 ° 14' 28" E Coordinates: 48 ° 39 '47 " N , 21 ° 14' 28" E
Height above MSL	230 m (755 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	6 km south of Košice
Street
Local transport	Bus route 23
Basic data
opening	1950
operator	Letisko Košice - Airport Košice, as
surface	350 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	558,064 (2019)
Air freight	106 t (2017)
Flight ; movements	10,662 (2017)
Capacity ; ( PAX per year)	800,000
Start-and runway
01/19	3100 m × 45 m asphalt

The Kosice Airport ( slow. Medzinárodné letisko Košice ICAO code LZKZ , IATA code KSC ) is the international passenger airport of the Slovak city of Kosice .

Location and transport links

The airport is located about six kilometers south of Košice city center in the area of the Barca district . The European roads 58 and 571 run around two kilometers to the west , to which the airport is connected via three or two junctions. There is also a driveway to I / 17 two and a half kilometers to the northeast .

There are connections to the city center by public transport . The route is served by bus route 23 .

owner

The airport operator is Letisko Košice - Airport Košice, as Since the privatization in 2006, the Vienna Airport operating company has been the majority owner together with Raiffeisen International . 34% remained in the Slovak state property. Vienna Airport holds 80.95% of the Austrian share and Raiffeisen 19.05%

Infrastructure

The airport, built in 1950, has a runway 01/19 with a length of 3100 meters at an altitude of 230 m nm. It is in operation 24 hours a day. IFR - approach shall be possible, the ILS (CAT II) covers only the direction 01. The main building was completely rebuilt and modernized in December 2004. There is a terminal building that is connected to bus route 23 of the city's local transport network. Parking spaces and taxis complement the transport links.

history

The former military airfield Košice had been the aeronautical training center of the air forces of Czechoslovakia since the late 1950s . Even after the dissolution of the ČSFR in 1993, it was still used by the Air Force of the Slovak Republic , Veliteľstvo vzdušných síl OS SR (VVzS). The 2nd Aviation Training Regiment , 2nd Letecký Školský Pluk (2LSP) stationed here , was renamed the 5th Letecký Školský Pluk .

In the mid-1990s the regiment became a flight training center, Výcvikové Stredisko Letectva , which also ran the "Biele Albatrosy" aerobatic team equipped with L-39C / V. At the end of the 1990s, part of the L-29 fleet and several others were decommissioned were in Malacky continue to operate for several years. in the course of a further reorganization of the flight training center in September 2001, was dissolved and the remaining L-39C / V training squadron of air Force Academy Vojenská Letecká Akadémia reports directly in Košice in 2004, the VVzS finally gave the location completely. .

In 2006 343,818 passengers and 448 tons of cargo were handled. In 2008 there were already 590,919 passengers. In the course of the economic crisis, however, the number of passengers fell back to 235,754 in 2012. By 2019 they increased again to 558,064.

Flight plan

Winter flight schedule 2019/20

Airline	logo	Destinations
Austrian Airlines		Austria Vienna
Czech Airlines		Czech Republic Prague
Eurowings		Germany Dusseldorf
LOT		Poland Warsaw
Wizz Air		United Kingdom London

Wizz Air operated a base in Košice until May 2018. These airlines also operate charter flights here :

Bulgarian Air Charter (Burgas)
Czech Airlines (Rijeka)
Enter Air (Tel Aviv)
Nesma Airlines (Hurghada)
Travel Service (Antalya, Hurghada, Monastir, Taba)

Traffic figures

Source: Košice International Airport

Traffic figures for Košice International Airport 2007–2019
year	Passenger numbers	Air freight ( tons )	Flight movements
2019	558.064
2018	542.026
2017	496.708	106	10,662
2016	436,696	-	-
2015	410,449	-	-
2014	356,750	-	-
2013	237.165	-	-
2012	235.754	-	-
2011	266.421	-	-
2010	267.060	-	-
2009	352,460	-	-
2008	590.919	-	-
2007	443,448	-	-

Web links

Commons : Košice Airport - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Košice Airport website (Slovak / English)
Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d For Košice Airport, year 2019 was the 2nd best year in its history. AirportKosice.sk, January 20, 2020, accessed on February 26, 2020 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d The best year in history of Košice International Airport in terms of connectivity. AirportKosice.sk, January 9, 2018, accessed on February 25, 2019 .
↑ Technical information. AirportKosice.sk, accessed on February 25, 2019 (English).
↑ Flight schedule. AirportKosice.sk, accessed on February 26, 2020 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c Extraordinary successful year for Košice Airport. AirportKosice.sk, January 15, 2019, accessed on February 25, 2019 .

[stats19-1] For Košice Airport, year 2019 was the 2nd best year in its history. AirportKosice.sk, January 20, 2020, accessed on February 26, 2020 (English).

[statistics-2] The best year in history of Košice International Airport in terms of connectivity. AirportKosice.sk, January 9, 2018, accessed on February 25, 2019 .

[technical-3] Technical information. AirportKosice.sk, accessed on February 25, 2019 (English).

[4] Flight schedule. AirportKosice.sk, accessed on February 26, 2020 (English).

[stats18-5] Extraordinary successful year for Košice Airport. AirportKosice.sk, January 15, 2019, accessed on February 25, 2019 .