Airports in Slovakia - M. R. Tefanik Airport, Poprad-Tatry Airport, List of Airports in Slovakia, Ko Ice International Airport, Slia Airport (Paperback)

Chapters: M. R. tefanik Airport, Poprad-Tatry Airport, List of Airports in Slovakia, Ko ice International Airport, Slia Airport, ilina Airport, Malacky Air Base, Pie any Airport, Tren in Airport, Senica Airport, Vajnory Airport, Martin Airport. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 39. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: M. R. tefanik Airport - Bratislava Airport is located 9 km (5.6 mi) to the north-east from the city center, covering an area of 4.77 km (1.84 sq mi). It is known for its extraordinarily good climatic conditions. It is located within a one-hour drive of Vienna (Austria), Brno (Czech Republic) and Gyr (Hungary), covering a catchment area of four countries. The first regular flight between Prague and Bratislava occurred in 1923, by the new-formed carrier Czechoslovak Airlines. At that time the airport for Bratislava was in Vajnory, about 3 kms away from the current airport. This airport is now closed. Preparatory works for the current airport started in 1947 and construction began in 1948, with two runways constructed (04/22, 1900 m and 13/31, 1500 m) and the airport was opened in 1951. Today, it serves both scheduled and unscheduled, domestic and international flights. The current runways enable the landing of virtually all types of aircraft used in the world today. The airport is category 4E for aircraft, and category 7 or 8 on request in terms of potential rescue. The airport features two perpendicular runways (04/22 and 13/31), both of which underwent a complete reconstruction in the 1980s. Runway 13/31 is equipped for ICAO category IIIA approach and landing, while 04/22 is category I. The airport has three terminals: Departure terminal A, built in 1971, arrival terminal B (used for non-Schengen arrivals), built in 1994 and arrival terminal C (used for Schengen arri...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1534689