Vodochody Airport
Prague/Vodochody Airport Letiště Vodochody | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aero Vodochody | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Prague | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Vodochody | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 919 ft / 280 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°12′59″N 014°23′42″E / 50.21639°N 14.39500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.aero.cz | ||||||||||||||
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  VOD Location of the airport in Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||
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Vodochody Airport (IATA: VOD, ICAO: LKVO), also known as Aero Airport, is a private general aviation airport located in Vodochody in the Czech Republic. It is also the home to Aero Vodochody, a Czech aerospace company. The airport at an elevation of 919 ft/280m above sea level has an asphalt main runway 2500m long and an emergency strip 1400m long.[2] LKVO is located 15 km North-West from the Capital of Prague.
Services provided
- Operating hours: Hx / H24. This is non-specific, adaptable 24/7 by demand.
- Handling, Transport, Catering services.
- Accommodations at Clarion Congress Hotel in Prague.
- Passengers to be transferred directly from the plane to the car and vice versa.
- Passenger lounge and crew rest area at the apron.
- JET A1, Avgas 100 LL available.[3]
Details
- IFR/VFR Day&Night traffic allowed. Aerodrome Operating Minima: DH 300 ft, VIS 1000 m.
- Icao 3C aircraft category / Firefighting category 3 – Cat. 6 or higher ON REQUEST.
- Runway: 10/28 tora=2500m, toda=2560m, lda=2500m, asda=2500m.
- Tower, Approach, Radar services, Meteorology, Aro.
- The SID is not designed, expect a radar vectoring for departure.
- Training and test flights can be provided in reserved airspace up to FL660.
- Paintshop is available in the Aero factory.[3]
References
- ^ EAD Basic. Ead.eurocontrol.int.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ a b Airport Prague – Vodochody Archived 31 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Lkvo.cz.
