VáCLAV HAVEL AIRPORT

History Václav Havel Airport

Prague–Ruzyně Airport began operations on April 5, 1937, but Czechoslovak civil aviation history started at the military airport in Prague-Kbely in 1919. The Prague Aviation Museum is now located at Kbely Airport.

In one of the most dramatic moments in its history, the airport was seized by Soviet paratroopers on the night of August 20–21, 1968, who then facilitated the landing of Soviet troops and transports for the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Moreover, the Ruzyně fields provide opportunities for further expansion of the airport according to the increasing capacity demand. The airport serves as a hub for the trans-European airport network. An online petition organized by one of the best-known Slovak film directors, Fero Feni, calling on the government and the Parliament to rename Prague Ruzyně Airport to Václav Havel International Airport attracted, in just one week after December 20, 2011, the support of over 65,000 signatories both within and outside the Czech Republic. A rendition of the airport with the proposed Václav Havel name in the form of his signature followed by his typical heart symbol suffix was included in the blog's article in support of the renaming of the airport. This name change took place on October 5, 2012, on what would have been Havel's 76th birthday. The PRG name of the airport for IATA and ICAO will remain the same.

Transportation Václav Havel Airport

Buses from DPP, the Prague Public Transit stop frequently at both terminals 1 and 2. A Czech Railways public bus service, AE-Airport Express, connects Terminal 1 with Praha hlavní nádra. From the bus station in front of Terminal 1, there are also regular buses to Kladno; intercity buses of Regio jet run every 30–60 minutes to Karlovy Vary and Cheb.

There are plans to build a rail connection to the airport. Preliminary work commenced in 2018, with procurement proceedings launched the following year. Main construction is likely to start around 2023, and completion is (as of summer 2022) expected to be in 2029.

According to a 2021 media report, the airport is to be served via a branch off the Prague-Kladno line, including an underground station to serve the airport. The project also includes double-tracking and electrifying the existing single-track railway. The plan also includes upgrades to Prague-Masarykovo station.

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