Brno–Tuřany Airport Explained

Nativename:Letiště Brno–Tuřany
Brno–Tuřany Airport
Iata:BRQ
Icao:LKTB
Image2-Width:250
Elevation-M:235
Pushpin Label:BRQ
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Length-F:8,694
R1-Surface:Concrete
R2-Length-F:2,624
R2-Surface:Grass
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Czech Republic
Opened:1954
Type:Public
Owner:South-Moravia Region
Operator:Airport Brno Ltd.
City-Served:Brno, Czech Republic
Elevation-F:770
Website:brno-airport.cz
R1-Number:09/27
R1-Length-M:2,650
R2-Number:08/26
R2-Length-M:800
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:686 867
Stat2-Header:Passenger change 22–23
Stat2-Data:46%
Stat3-Header:Cargo
Stat3-Data:11 653 t
Stat4-Header:Cargo change 22–23
Stat4-Data:4%

Brno–Tuřany Airport is an airport in Brno, Czech Republic. It is about 7.5km (04.7miles) from Brno's city center, on the edge of the historical Austerlitz battlefield. The airport is about 120km (80miles) from other international airports, such as Vienna Airport and Bratislava Airport and smaller international airports in Ostrava and Pardubice.

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]

Statistics

Traffic figures

2006393,6863,14420,105
2007415,27610.553,055-2.8722,89313.87
2008506,17421.896,273105.3429,30328.00
2009440,850-12.909,67954.3030,5134.13
2010396,589-10.045,326-44.9725,027-17.98
2011557,95240.694,625-13.1626,8377.23
2012534,968-4.123,828-17.2329,88511.36
2013463,023-13.454,0786.5327,803-6.97
2014486,1344.994,53011.0832,21615.87
2015466,046-4.134,6131.8338,26418.77
2016417,725-10.374,150-10.0440,0734.73
2017[13] 470,28512.513,893-10.8448,337[14] 20.62
2018[15] 500,7276.473,750-3.6741,172-17.40
2019[16] 543,6338.563,529-5.8934,388-16.47
2020[17] 86,089-84.164,14717.5126,666-22.45
2021[18] 186,368116.4812,890210.8223,626-11.40
2022[19] 471,811153.1611,222-12.9424,3152.91
2023[20] 686,86745.5811,6533.8425,0643.08

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.[21]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brno Airport a.s., Brno - Turany international airport - Brno - Czech Republic . www.brno-airport.cz . cs-cz . 2017-03-10.
  2. Web site: Annual Reports. www.rlp.cz. en-us. 2017-12-15. 24 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124151735/http://www.rlp.cz/en/company/performance/Pages/reports.aspx. dead.
  3. Web site: Brno - Turany international airport - Brno - Czech Republic . Brno Airport . Letiště Brno . www.brno-airport.cz . en-EN . 2017-03-26.
  4. News: Firma, která si pronajímá brněnské letiště, změnila majitele. Bez vědomí kraje. Česká televize. 2017-11-10. ČT24. 2017-11-25. cs.
  5. Web site: Brněnské letiště nabídne exotická místa, vyšší komfort a parkoviště. Hromková. Dominika. 2017-11-23. iDNES.cz. 2017-11-25.
  6. Web site: Řím, Brusel nebo Split. Z brněnského letiště bude létat sedm nových linek. 2017-12-14. iDNES.cz. 2017-12-14.
  7. News: Brněnské letiště zažije největší expanzi v historii. Rumunský Blue Air otevře sedm linek. 2017-12-14. Zdopravy.cz. 2017-12-14. cs-CZ.
  8. News: Blue Air to fly Paris CDG – Turin, establishes Blue Air Moravia in Brno. 2018-01-01. worldairlinenews.com. 2018-01-18.
  9. Web site: Romanian airline Blue Air will not fly from Brno to Brussels: South Moravia ended the cooperation. André Orban. 30 March 2018.
  10. Web site: The Brno Airport operator is now part of the Accolade Group. accolade.eu. 25 November 2019 .
  11. Web site: Letiště Brno, mezinárodní letiště Brno Tuřany - Česká Republika . a.s. . Letiště Brno . www.brno-airport.cz . cs-cz . 2017-03-26.
  12. http://www.brno-airport.cz/en/flight-information/flight-search/ brno-airport.cz - Flight search
  13. Web site: Letiště Brno, mezinárodní letiště Brno Tuřany - Česká Republika. www.brno-airport.cz.
  14. Web site: Operation Statistics. www.rlp.cz. 22 January 2018. 13 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181013220831/http://www.rlp.cz/en/company/performance/Pages/statistics.aspx. dead.
  15. Web site: Statistiky . 8 December 2023.
  16. Web site: Statistiky . 8 December 2023.
  17. Web site: Statistiky . 8 December 2023.
  18. Web site: Statistiky . 8 December 2023.
  19. Web site: Statistiky . 8 December 2023.
  20. Web site: Letiště Brno, mezinárodní letiště Brno Tuřany - Česká Republika . 2024-02-11 . www.brno-airport.cz.
  21. Web site: E76. Dopravní podnik města Brna . 2016 . 10 March 2017.