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only city other than Prague to receive service from a foreign airline is Bratislava, into which Aeroflot and Interflug fly.
I. Airfields (S)
The air-facilities system consists of 135 operational airfields: 36 military, 13 joint civil and military, and 86 that normally are used only by civil aircraft. About 50% of all Czechoslovak airfields are small sod-surfaced fields used by aeroclub, airtaxi, agricultural, and ambulance aircraft. Runways that are 6,000 feet or more in length are found at 56 airfields: of this group, 32 fields have hard-surfaced runways and 24 natural-surfaced landing areas.
Airfield distribution follows the population and industry pattern; the greater number is situated in or west of the Morava-Oder Corridor. Of the airfields supporting tactical aircraft, only Soviet-occupied Sliac lies east of the corridor.
The air-facilities system is adequate for normal civil requirements. During the 1960's the principal civil airfields were greatly improved. Runways were extended at Prague/Ruzyne and Bratislava/Ivanka, and new terminal buildings were added at these two and at Brno/Turany. A concrete runway was added at Poprad/Tatry in 1969 and extended to 8,500 feet in 1971.
Czechoslovakia has two multirunway airfields: Prague/Ruzyne, which has four runways—the longest 10,700 feet; and Bratislava/Ivanka, which has two runways—the longer measuring 9,500 feet. The longest in the entire air-facilities system—11,500 feet—is at the Mosnov airfield, which probably was built to meet Soviet specifications for sustained heavy bomber usage in accordance with a Warsaw Pact agreement. The Mosnov runway is in a class with the one at Gross Dolln, East Germany, and that of the Powidz field in Poland. Figure 13 gives details on selected airfields.
| Name and Location | Longest Runway; Surface Dimensions; Elevation Above Sea Level | Largest Aircraft Normally Supported | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bechyne
49°16'N., 14°30'E. |
Concrete
6,600 1,440 |
BEAGLE | Military. CAF fighter base. POL capacity 450,000 gal. |
| Bratislava/Ivanka
48°10'N., 17°13'E. |
Concrete
9,500 430 |
CAMEL | Civil. International airport. POL capacity 300,000 gal. |
| Caslav/Chotusice
49°56'N., 15°23'E. |
Concrete
7,900 760 |
BEAGLE | Military. CAF fighter base. POL capacity 1,450,000 gal. |
| Ceske Budějovice
48°57'N., 14°26'E. |
Concrete
8,200 1,310 |
BEAGLE | Military. CAF fighter base. POL available, quantity na. |
| Dobrany
49°40'N., 13°16'E. |
Concrete
6,400 1,160 |
BEAGLE | Military. CAF fighter base. POL capacity 300,000 gal. |
| Hradec Králové
50°15'N., 15°51'E. |
Concrete
7,900 780 |
BEAGLE | Military. CAF fighter base. Military aeronautical academy. POL capacity 250,000 gal. |
| Klecany/Vodochody
50°13'N., 14°24'E. |
Concrete
8,200 910 |
FISHBED | Civil. Field for Praha aircraft plant "Vodochody Letov." POL available, quantity na. |
| Milovice
50°14'N., 14°55'E. |
Concrete
8,200 640 |
BEAGLE | Military. Soviet fighter base. POL capacity 655,000 gal. |
| Mimon
50°37'N., 14°55'E. |
Concrete
8,000 900 |
FISHBED | Military. Soviet fighter base. POL capacity 280,000 gal. minimum. |
| Mosnov
49°42'N., 18°07'E. |
Concrete
11,500 820 |
BADGER | Military. CAF fighter base. Longest runway in Czechoslovakia. POL capacity 2,145,000 gal. |
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