Brno–Tuřany Airport

Brno–Tuřany Airport (IATA: BRQ, ICAO: LKTB) is an airport in Brno, Czech Republic. It is about 7.5 km (5 mi) from Brno's city center, on the edge of the historical Austerlitz battlefield. The airport is about 120 km (75 mi) from other international airports, such as Vienna Airport and Bratislava Airport and smaller international airports in Ostrava and Pardubice.

Brno–Tuřany Airport Letiště Brno–Tuřany
IATA: BRQ ICAO: LKTB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	South-Moravia Region
Operator	Airport Brno Ltd.
Serves	Brno, Czech Republic
Opened	1954
Elevation AMSL	770 ft / 235 m
Coordinates	49°09′05″N 16°41′40″E
Website	brno-airport.cz
Map
BRQ Location of airport in Czech Republic
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 8,694 2,650 Concrete 08/26 2,624 800 Grass
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 686 867 Passenger change 22–23 46% Cargo 11 653 t Cargo change 22–23 4%

In 2023, 686,867 passengers passed through the Brno–Tuřany passenger terminal,^[1] making it the second busiest airport in the Czech Republic.^[2]

History

Early years

The airport was built during the 1950s as a replacement for the old Brno airport located in Slatina (northeast of Tuřany airport). In 1967, a new departure hall construction began. During the 1980s, the airport was handed over for use by the Czechoslovak air force, and civil operations were reduced to a minimum. Civil flights were operated during exhibitions and fairs taking place at Brno Exhibition Center. In 1986, the new departure hall and related facilities were completed. After the fall of communism in 1989, the airport returned to civil use, and was operated by the state-owned Czech Airport Authority.^[3]

Latest developments

At present, the South-Moravian local government owns the airport, and it is operated by a private company, Brno Airport Ltd. In November 2017, Brno Airport Ltd. was bought by the investment group Accolade.^[4]

The regional government of South Moravia Region entered negotiations on new routes, namely to Rome, Barcelona, Milan, and Lviv, in late 2017.^[5] As a result, a new airline company, Blue Air Moravia, was established owned jointly by city of Brno and the regional authority (35%) and the parent company Blue Air (65%), headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.^[6][7][8] However, this was cancelled and the airport was bought by Accolade Holding.^[9][10]

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.

The airport offers some bars, a duty-free shop, car rentals, ATM and exchange office. The airport is covered by a free WiFi.^[11]

Cargo airlines such as ASL Airlines Belgium, Volga-Dnepr, or Antonov Design Bureau often use Brno Airport as one of their stopover points. The airport handled 9,679 tons of freight in 2009. 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

The following airlines operate flights to and from Brno:^[12]

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Seasonal charter: Thessaloniki[13]
Air Montenegro	Seasonal: Tivat[14] Seasonal charter: Tirana[15]
Bul Air	Seasonal charter: Burgas[16]
Bulgaria Air	Seasonal charter: Burgas[17]
Freebird Airlines	Seasonal charter: Antalya[18]
Neos	Seasonal charter: Mauritius (begins 6 November 2024),[19] Phuket[20]
Ryanair[21]	London–Stansted Seasonal: Bergamo[22]
Smartwings[23][24][25]	Seasonal: Antalya, Burgas, Corfu, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Hurghada, Kos, Lamezia Terme, Marsa Alam, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tenerife–South,[26] Varna, Zakynthos Seasonal charter: Almería,[27] Bodrum, Comiso,[28] Dalaman,[29] Djerba, Enfidha, Funchal, Izmir,[30] Kavala, Larnaca,[31] Marsa Matrouh,[32] Monastir, Murcia, Preveza/Lefkada, Taba, Thessaloniki, Tirana, Volos
Tailwind Airlines	Seasonal charter: Antalya[33]

Statistics

Traffic figures

Annual passenger traffic at BRQ airport. See Wikidata query.

Middle apron

Entrance hall of Terminal 1

Year	Passengers handled	Passenger % Change	Cargo (tonnes)	Cargo % Change	Aircraft movements	% Change
2006[1]	393,686		3,144		20,105
2007[1]	415,276	10.55	3,055	-2.87	22,893	13.87
2008[1]	506,174	21.89	6,273	105.34	29,303	28.00
2009[1]	440,850	-12.90	9,679	54.30	30,513	4.13
2010[1]	396,589	-10.04	5,326	-44.97	25,027	-17.98
2011[1]	557,952	40.69	4,625	-13.16	26,837	7.23
2012[1]	534,968	-4.12	3,828	-17.23	29,885	11.36
2013[1]	463,023	-13.45	4,078	6.53	27,803	-6.97
2014[1]	486,134	4.99	4,530	11.08	32,216	15.87
2015[1]	466,046	-4.13	4,613	1.83	38,264	18.77
2016[1]	417,725	-10.37	4,150	-10.04	40,073	4.73
2017[34]	470,285	12.51	3,893	-10.84	48,337[35]	20.62
2018[36]	500,727	6.47	3,750	-3.67	41,172	-17.40
2019[37]	543,633	8.56	3,529	-5.89	34,388	-16.47
2020[38]	86,089	-84.16	4,147	17.51	26,666	-22.45
2021[39]	186,368	116.48	12,890	210.82	23,626	-11.40
2022[40]	471,811	153.16	11,222	-12.94	24,315	2.91
2023[41]	686,867	45.58	11,653	3.84	25,064	3.08

Ground transport

The airport is located within city limits, next to the D1 highway which runs from Prague to Bohumín through Brno. It is connected to the public transport network by daytime bus route E76, and night route N89, which both run to Brno hlavní nádraží (main railway station). The journey takes 16 minutes.^[42]

See also

• List of airports in the Czech Republic

References

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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
• Virtual tour of the airport