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Airport in Brno
Turany - the international airport in Brno, belonging to the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic, is capable of handling wide-body aircraft such as Boeing 767 and Airbus 330/340.
The aircraft enterprise is located in close proximity to the field where the famous battle of Austerlitz took place. Its structure includes two runways, an artificial one - 2.6 kilometers long and reinforced with concrete, and an unpaved one - 1 km long, which exists as a spare and is practically not used..
Flights to Milan, Rome, London, Moscow and other destinations of the world for cargo and passenger purposes are sent from the airport every day. The company is constantly expanding its geography of flights, and its passenger traffic is steadily growing. In 2013 alone, the air harbor served more than 400 thousand passengers.
History
As a company, the airport in Brno began operations in 1954. Then it was an airfield shared with the Czech Air Force, while civil air transportation was only for cargo and postal purposes. And only by the end of the 50s of the last century, the first passenger flights to Bratislava, Prague, Karlovy Vary and other European cities were made from the airport in Brno..
In 1967, a new terminal building was built in Turany, and in 1978 its runway was extended to 2.6 kilometers..
The airport in Brno entered a new stage of its development in the early 2000s, when the development of tourism in the country required a significant increase in passenger traffic. A large-scale reconstruction and technical re-equipment of the airport was carried out.
Today it is a modern airline capable of handling more than a million passengers a year..
Service and services
The compact airport in Brno offers a standard range of services that meet international standards. On the territory of the airport there is a currency exchange office, many boutiques with souvenirs and textiles, a luggage room with a luggage packing service, ticket offices.
Provided visual and voice information about the movement of flights. For recreation, the airport offers comfortable hotel rooms, cozy waiting rooms, a restaurant and a cafe, there is free internet on the territory.
Parking for personal vehicles is provided at the station square, parking for the first 30 minutes is free.
Transport
From the airport parking lot in Turany, a bus line has been laid along the routes No. 76 and No. 89, which pass through the central station of the city of Brno. Also city taxi services offer their services..