PRG · Prague, Czechia
Václav Havel Airport Prague.
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Václav Havel Airport Prague
Airport serving Prague, Czech Republic
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PRG
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 4408; ident LKPR; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
prg.aero
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Václav Havel Airport Prague
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
PRG / LKPR
OurAirports ident
LKPR
GPS / local code
LKPR
ISO region
CZ-PR
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
prg.aero
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q99172
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Prague · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
12 km
Approximate distance to central Prague.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Prague
Languages
Czech, Slovak
Currency
CZK (Kč)
Country area
78,865 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
12,189 ft / 3,715 m
Runway surface
concrete (2)
Opened / operator
1937 · Letiště Praha
Owner / entity
Letiště Praha
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Václav Havel Airport Prague is a large scheduled-service airport for Prague, Czechia. Prague's built-up core sits roughly 12 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Prague (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG / LKPR) is at 50.1009° N, 14.2599° E, elevation 1,247 ft (380 m), serving Prague, Czechia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Prague is in Czechia (capital Prague); on Europe/Prague (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: Czech, Slovak; currency: CZK (Kč).
Distance from central Prague: 12 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for PRG.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG / LKPR)
Václav Havel Airport Prague · Airport serving Prague, Czech Republic
Known label 1
Letiště Praha-Ruzyně
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PRG, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Ruzyně International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PRG, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Letiště Václava Havla Praha
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PRG, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
LKPR · LKPR · CZ-PR
prg.aero · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Řepy
repy · 4.4 km from PRG
Czechia · Europe/Prague · +0h · population 22,461 · city coordinates 50.0706, 14.3005
2. Stodůlky
stodulky · 7.0 km from PRG
Czechia · Europe/Prague · +0h · population 60,758 · city coordinates 50.0500, 14.3167
3. Košíře
kosire · 8.3 km from PRG
Czechia · Europe/Prague · +0h · population 16,145 · city coordinates 50.0671, 14.3633
4. Dejvice
dejvice · 9.3 km from PRG
Czechia · Europe/Prague · +0h · population 23,401 · city coordinates 50.1008, 14.3907
5. Smíchov
smichov · 11 km from PRG
Czechia · Europe/Prague · +0h · population 34,987 · city coordinates 50.0720, 14.4041
6. Prague
prague · 12 km from PRG
Czechia · Europe/Prague · +0h · population 1,165,581 · city coordinates 50.0880, 14.4208
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. KLV LKKV
Karlovy Vary Airport · Karlovy Vary
96 km from PRG · Europe/Prague · +0h · elevation 1,989 ft (606 m) · airport coordinates 50.2030, 12.9150
2. PED LKPD
Pardubice Airport · Pardubice
106 km from PRG · Europe/Prague · +0h · elevation 741 ft (226 m) · airport coordinates 50.0150, 15.7398
3. DRS EDDC
Dresden Airport · Dresden
120 km from PRG · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 755 ft (230 m) · airport coordinates 51.1341, 13.7678
4. WRO EPWR
Copernicus Wrocław Airport · Wrocław
216 km from PRG · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · elevation 404 ft (123 m) · airport coordinates 51.1037, 16.8821
5. BER EDDB
Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Berlin
257 km from PRG · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 157 ft (48 m) · airport coordinates 52.3617, 13.5023
Route-time reference set
1. PRG-KLV
Karlovy Vary · 96 km · 57m
Europe/Prague · +0h from PRG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. PRG-PED
Pardubice · 106 km · 58m
Europe/Prague · +0h from PRG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. PRG-DRS
Dresden · 120 km · 59m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from PRG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. PRG-WRO
Wrocław · 216 km · 1h 6m
Europe/Warsaw · +0h from PRG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. PRG-BER
Berlin · 257 km · 1h 10m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from PRG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 12,189 ft / 3,715 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PRG.
Runway identifiers
06/24 · 12/30
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. KLV LKKV
Karlovy Vary Airport · Karlovy Vary · 96 km from PRG
large airport · Europe/Prague · czechia · 1,989 ft (606 m) · 50.2030, 12.9150
2. PED LKPD
Pardubice Airport · Pardubice · 106 km from PRG
large airport · Europe/Prague · czechia · 741 ft (226 m) · 50.0150, 15.7398
Country and authority
PRG sits in Czechia (Czech Republic), whose capital is Prague. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Central Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Czech, Slovak. Currency context: CZK (Kč). PRG is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
PRG is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Letiště Praha-Ruzyně, Ruzyně International Airport, Letiště Václava Havla Praha. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport serving Prague, Czech Republic. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q99172 · Václav Havel Airport Prague. Owner / owning body: Letiště Praha. Administrative area: Ruzyně. Named after: Prague · Václav Havel · Ruzyně
Field and clock profile
Václav Havel Airport Prague is a low-elevation field at 1,247 ft (380 m), positioned at 50.1009° N, 14.2599° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 12,189 ft / 3,715 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Prague (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Řepy is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.4 km. KLV Karlovy Vary is the closest retained airport alternative at 96 km.
Country airport peers
PRG is compared with KLV Karlovy Vary at 96 km, PED Pardubice at 106 km inside the retained Czechia airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
PRG-KLV Karlovy Vary: 96 km, about 57m, +0h. PRG-PED Pardubice: 106 km, about 58m, +0h. PRG-DRS Dresden: 120 km, about 59m, +0h. PRG-WRO Wrocław: 216 km, about 1h 6m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LKPR backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. prg.aero is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 12,189 ft / 3,715 m
Runway identifiers
06/24, 12/30
OurAirports classifies PRG as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
PRG (LKPR) is a low-elevation field at 1,247 ft (380 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
PRG sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
PRG's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 12,189 ft / 3,715 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2).
Letiště Praha is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for PRG.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at prg.aero, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PRG
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
PRG uses Europe/Prague (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Václav Havel Airport Prague is about 12 km from central Prague; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
KLV Karlovy Vary is the closest retained alternate at 96 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
prg.aero is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place PRG inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PRG ranks #3 in the curated Czechia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 3 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
PRG shares Europe/Prague with KLV Karlovy Vary CZ · PED Pardubice CZ. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
PRG is 1,247 ft (380 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BKO 1,247 ft (380 m) (0 ft delta) · KRT 1,265 ft (386 m) (18 ft delta) · ALP 1,276 ft (389 m) (29 ft delta) · STR 1,276 ft (389 m) (29 ft delta) · MTY 1,278 ft (390 m) (31 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PRG's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are KLV 96 km +0h · PED 106 km +0h · DRS 120 km +0h · WRO 216 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlovy Vary | KLV | 96 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Pardubice | PED | 106 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Dresden | DRS | 120 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Wrocław | WRO | 216 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Berlin | BER | 257 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
PRG to KLV
Karlovy Vary
Distance 96 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Europe/Prague is +0h from PRG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PRG to PED
Pardubice
Distance 106 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone Europe/Prague is +0h from PRG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PRG to DRS
Dresden
Distance 120 km; estimated travel window 59m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from PRG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Prague is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Prague is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Václav Havel Airport Prague has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from PRG, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Řepy
repy · 4.4 km · Europe/Prague
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Stodůlky
stodulky · 7.0 km · Europe/Prague
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Košíře
kosire · 8.3 km · Europe/Prague
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dejvice
dejvice · 9.3 km · Europe/Prague
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Smíchov
smichov · 11 km · Europe/Prague
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Prague
prague · 12 km · Europe/Prague
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bohnice
bohnice · 12 km · Europe/Prague
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nové Město
nove-mesto · 12 km · Europe/Prague
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hlubočepy
hlubocepy · 12 km · Europe/Prague
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kladno
kladno · 12 km · Europe/Prague
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Braník
branik · 13 km · Europe/Prague
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Královské Vinohrady
kralovske-vinohrady · 13 km · Europe/Prague
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Václav Havel Airport Prague does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Karlovy Vary (KLV), Pardubice (PED), Dresden (DRS). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 12,189 ft / 3,715 m; identifiers 06/24, 12/30.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Letiště Praha.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1937.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from PRG. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Karlovy Vary AirportKLV
Karlovy Vary · large airport
- Distance
- 96 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,989 ft (606 m)
Compare against KLV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Pardubice AirportPED
Pardubice · large airport
- Distance
- 106 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 741 ft (226 m)
Compare against PED when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Dresden AirportDRS
Dresden · large airport
- Distance
- 120 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 755 ft (230 m)
Compare against DRS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Copernicus Wrocław AirportWRO
Wrocław · large airport
- Distance
- 216 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 404 ft (123 m)
Compare against WRO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Berlin Brandenburg AirportBER
Berlin · large airport
- Distance
- 257 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 157 ft (48 m)
Compare against BER when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) in?▾
Václav Havel Airport Prague is in the Europe/Prague timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Václav Havel Airport Prague?▾
Václav Havel Airport Prague uses IATA code PRG and ICAO code LKPR.
Where is Václav Havel Airport Prague located?▾
Václav Havel Airport Prague is located in Prague, Czechia at coordinates 50.1009° N, 14.2599° E, with an elevation of 1,247 ft (380 m) (low-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Václav Havel Airport Prague from central Prague?▾
Václav Havel Airport Prague sits roughly 12 km from the nearest mapped city center for Prague.
Which route reference is most useful from PRG?▾
Karlovy Vary (KLV) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 57m, destination timezone Europe/Prague, and a +0h difference from PRG.
What other airports in Czechia are close peers to PRG?▾
PRG's curated peers in Czechia on this site include KLV Karlovy Vary, PED Pardubice.
How many runways does Václav Havel Airport Prague have?▾
Václav Havel Airport Prague's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,189 ft / 3,715 m; identifiers include 06/24, 12/30.