Moravian gateway serving Ostrava and the Silesian region.
Opened
1959
Location
Mošnov, Czech Republic
Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava, designated by IATA code OSR and ICAO code LKMT, is an international airport located near the village of Mošnov in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It serves the city of Ostrava, the country's third-largest city, and the surrounding industrial and cultural region of Silesia.
The airport is named after the renowned Czech composer Leoš Janáček, who was born in the Moravian-Silesian region. It handles a mix of scheduled, charter, and cargo flights, with significant leisure traffic to Mediterranean and other European destinations. The airport also serves as an important cargo hub, partly due to its location near major industrial zones.
In addition to commercial aviation, the airport shares its infrastructure with a Czech Air Force base, which has historically been part of its operational character. It is one of the larger regional airports in the Czech Republic, though it handles considerably lower passenger volumes than Prague's Václav Havel Airport.
Terminals
The airport operates a single passenger terminal building handling both arrivals and departures for commercial flights.
Getting to & from
The airport is connected to Ostrava city centre and Mošnov by bus services and taxi, with the journey to central Ostrava taking approximately 25–30 minutes.
Airlines here
Carriers including Ryanair, Wizz Air, and various charter airlines operate seasonal and year-round routes from Ostrava.
Notable facts
- ›Named after Czech composer Leoš Janáček, who was born in the Moravian-Silesian region.
- ›Shares its runway and facilities with a Czech Air Force military base.
- ›Located approximately 25 km southwest of Ostrava city centre near the village of Mošnov.
- ›The airport is an important cargo facility serving the heavily industrialised Moravian-Silesian Region.
- ›It is the second busiest airport in the Czech Republic by cargo volume after Prague.
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