Košice International Airport
Košice International Airport (Slovak: Medzinárodné letisko Košice) (IATA: KSC, ICAO: LZKZ) is an international airport serving Košice, Slovakia. It is the second largest international airport in Slovakia. It is located 6 km (3.7 mi) to the south of St Elisabeth Cathedral, 230 m (750 ft) above sea level, covering an area of 3.50 km2 (1.35 sq mi). It serves both scheduled and charter, domestic and international flights. Airport capacity is 800,000 passengers a year as of 2012.
Košice International Airport Medzinárodné letisko Košice | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Letisko Košice - Airport Košice, a.s. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Košice, Slovakia | ||||||||||
| Location | Barca | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 755 ft / 230 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°39′47″N 021°14′28″E | ||||||||||
| Website | airportkosice.sk | ||||||||||
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KSC Location of airport in Slovakia | |||||||||||
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Source: Vienna Airport | |||||||||||
Košice Airport operates 6 direct flights to the following destinations - Prague (Ryanair), Warsaw - Fryderyk Chopin Airport (LOT Polish Airlines), Vienna (Austrian Airlines), London - to London Luton Airport (Wizz Air) and London-Stansted Airport (Ryanair), Liverpool (Ryanair). More than 300 destinations are available with a maximum of one change.
On September 13, 2023, the airport announced the arrival of the new airline Swiss International Air Lines, which will operate a direct route from Košice to Zurich starting from June 2024.
During the summer flight schedule of 2024, the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will fly from Košice to the Croatian city of Zadar twice a week. Additionally, a direct route to Dublin will also be resumed from the summer flight schedule of 2024.