# Košice International Airport (KSC / LZKZ) **Košice International Airport** (IATA: KSC, ICAO: LZKZ) is a medium airport in Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia. It opened in 1955. It has one runway, 3,100 m (10,171 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Letisko Košice - Airport Košice. In 2025 it handled 825 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzkz ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: KSC / LZKZ - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Letisko Košice - Airport Košice - Serves: Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia - Opened: 1955 - Elevation: 230 m / 755 ft - Coordinates: 48.6631, 21.2411 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,100 m / 10,171 ft - Passengers: 825,411 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Bratislava - Website: https://www.airportkosice.sk - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%A1ice_International_Airport (32 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q777774 - Weather station: LZKZ - Ident: LZKZ ## Timeline - 1955: Košice International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 01/19 | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 013° / 193° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 355,343 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 408,431 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 435,231 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 495,194 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 540,037 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 555,826 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 96,596 | Eurostat | | 2021 | 166,850 | Eurostat | | 2022 | 540,092 | Eurostat | | 2023 | 622,167 | Eurostat | | 2024 | 736,556 | Eurostat | | 2025 | 825,411 | Eurostat | ## Routes 17 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (10) - [BTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzib.md) M. R. Štefánik Airport · Slovakia · 302 km / 188 mi · Wizz Air - [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 350 km / 217 mi · Austrian Airlines - [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 390 km / 242 mi · LOT Polish Airlines - [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 530 km / 329 mi · Ryanair - [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,036 km / 644 mi · Wizz Air - [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,529 km / 950 mi · Ryanair - [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 1,571 km / 976 mi · Wizz Air - [LPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggp.md) Liverpool John Lennon Airport · United Kingdom · 1,754 km / 1,090 mi · Ryanair - [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 1,981 km / 1,231 mi · Ryanair - [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 2,472 km / 1,536 mi · Ryanair ### Seasonal (7) - [ZAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldzd.md) Zadar Airport · Croatia · 679 km / 422 mi · Ryanair - [BOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbbg.md) Burgas Airport · Bulgaria · 834 km / 518 mi · Smartwings - [ZTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgza.md) Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos · Greece · 1,214 km / 754 mi · Smartwings - [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 1,472 km / 915 mi · Smartwings - [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 1,516 km / 942 mi · Smartwings - [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,784 km / 1,109 mi · Smartwings - [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 1,840 km / 1,143 mi · Smartwings ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KSC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 6 - QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 6 · seasonal - W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 3 - OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 - LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 825K (2025) | #904 of 3,974 | #217 in Europe | #2 in SK | | Longest runway | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | =930 of 29,858 | =127 in Europe | #2 in SK | | Elevation | 230 m / 755 ft | =22,259 of 43,403 | =1,951 in Europe | #30 in SK | | Age | Opened 1955 | =4,103 of 15,079 | =839 in Europe | #4 in SK | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =11 in SK | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 119.850 | | TWR | TWR | 120.400 | ## Nearby airports - [UDJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uklu.md) Uzhhorod International Airport · 75 km / 47 mi - [TAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lztt.md) Poprad-Tatry Airport · 86 km / 53 mi - [DEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhdc.md) Debrecen International Airport · 133 km / 83 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: “Košice International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Košice_International_Airport&oldid=1363050278), 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/lzkz/data