# Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV / LKKV)

**Karlovy Vary Airport** (IATA: KLV, ICAO: LKKV) is a large airport in Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It opened in 1927. It has one runway, 2,150 m (7,054 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Letiště Karlovy Vary. In 2025 it handled 18 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkkv

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KLV / LKKV
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Letiště Karlovy Vary
- Owner: Karlovy Vary Region
- Serves: Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
- Opened: 1927
- Elevation: 606 m / 1,989 ft
- Coordinates: 50.2030, 12.9150
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,150 m / 7,054 ft
- Passengers: 17,997 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Prague
- Website: https://www.airport-k-vary.cz/en/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlovy_Vary_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431669
- Weather station: LKKV · WMO 11414
- Ident: LKKV

## Timeline

- 1927: Karlovy Vary Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,150 m / 7,054 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 113° / 293° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 81,929 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 34,507 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 19,201 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 19,908 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 43,092 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 62,003 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 17,201 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 549 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 5,248 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 11,818 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 32,673 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 17,997 | Eurostat |

## Routes

3 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Seasonal charter (3)

- [BOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbbg.md) Burgas Airport · Bulgaria · 1,401 km / 871 mi · BH Air
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,055 km / 1,277 mi · Smartwings
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 4,377 km / 2,720 mi · Uzbekistan Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KLV, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- 8H [BH Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bh-air) · 1 · seasonal charter
- QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 1 · seasonal charter
- HY [Uzbekistan Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uzbekistan-airways) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 18K (2025) | #2,486 of 3,974 | #510 in Europe | #6 in CZ |
| Longest runway | 2,150 m / 7,054 ft | =3,422 of 29,858 | =670 in Europe | #12 in CZ |
| Elevation | 606 m / 1,989 ft | =8,952 of 43,403 | #485 in Europe | #12 in CZ |
| Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =204 in Europe | #6 in CZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =41 in CZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | INFO | 121.225 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 118.955 |
| RDR | RADAR | 119.955 |
| TWR | TWR | 121.230 |

## Nearby airports

- [LKLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkln.md) Plzeň-Líně Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [HOQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edqm.md) Hof-Plauen Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [ETIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etic.md) Grafenwöhr Army Air Field · 89 km / 56 mi
- [AOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edac.md) Leipzig–Altenburg Airport · 91 km / 57 mi
- [BYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edqd.md) Bayreuth Airport · 94 km / 58 mi
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · 96 km / 60 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Karlovy Vary Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karlovy_Vary_Airport&oldid=1363047621), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkkv/data