Bratislava Airport
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Bratislava Airport Letisko M. R. Štefánika |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Airport Bratislava, a.s. (BTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Bratislava, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1951 | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 436 ft / 133 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°10′12″N 17°12′46″E / 48.17000°N 17.21278°ECoordinates: 48°10′12″N 17°12′46″E / 48.17000°N 17.21278°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | bts.aero | ||||||||||||||
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Slovakian AIP at EUROCONTROL
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| Passengers | 1,563,010 |
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| Cargo | 19,448 |
M. R. Štefánik Airport (Slovak: Letisko M. R. Štefánika) (IATA: BTS, ICAO: LZIB), also called – especially in English – Bratislava Airport (Slovak: Letisko Bratislava) or Bratislava-Ivanka, located approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of Bratislava city centre on area of three municipalities (Bratislava-Ružinov, Bratislava-Vrakuňa and Ivanka pri Dunaji) is the main international airport of Slovakia. In 1993 it was named after general Milan Rastislav Štefánik, whose aircraft crashed near Bratislava in 1919. The airport is owned and run by Letisko M. R. Štefánika – Airport Bratislava, a.s. (BTS). As of September 2014 the company is fully owned by the Slovak Republic via the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development.
Bratislava is a base for the Slovak Government Flying Service as well as Ryanair, AirExplore, Go2Sky and Travel Service Slovakia. During a brief period in 2011, the airport was also a secondary hub for Czech Airlines. Two maintenance companies, Austrian Technik Bratislava and East Air Company are also based at the airport. Air Livery has one painting bay for aircraft at the airport. The airport is category 4E for aircraft, and category 7 or 8 on request in terms of potential rescue.
Bratislava Airport is located 9 km (5.6 mi) to the north-east of the city center, covering an area of 4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi). It is within a one-hour drive of Vienna (Austria), Brno (Czech Republic) and Győr (Hungary), covering a catchment area of four countries. The nearest large international airport is Vienna International Airport approx. 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the west.
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