Flights, Airport

Prague Airport, Václav Havel (all international flights arrive here), is located 17km from the city centre and has all the modern amenities you would expect of a European airport. The journey from airport to city centre takes around 20 – 25 minutes, or around 55 minutes by public transport. At arrivals …

The largest airport in the Czech Republic is Prague-Ruzyně. There are smaller international airports in several other towns and cities (Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary). Most flights from Czech airports are international services, as it is better to use other modes of transport for domestic travel. Flights within Czech Republic …

Czechs national airline is called Czech Airlines (CSA) – flies mainly to European destination including London and Paris. CSA also operates direct flights to New York, Moscow and many other world destinations. They offer quite good value for money; for example you can fly return from London for around 120 GBP …

Tip: Cheaper transport option – use shared shuttle instead!

The main runway at Prague Ruzyně Airport, designated as RWY 06/24, will undergo an overhaul; the reason is the technical condition of this runway caused by using it for a long time. The overhaul, which is divided into three stages planned for 2012, 2013 and 2014, should not threaten usual …

Since the beginning of 2012 the airport has been fully using an E-Gate automatic check-in system. This is the first system of this type in the Czech Republic; similar systems are used only in some airports in Europe. According to the spokesperson, the system, which is named Easy Go, enables …

In 2011 a total of 11,788,629 passengers passed through Prague Airport in Ruzyne, which represented an increase of two percent compared with the previous year, according to the operational results which were published by the company on Thursday. Prague Airport achieved this result in spite of the fact that its …