Prague–Kbely Airport (

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: ''letiště Praha–Kbely'') ( ICAO: LKKB) is a

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located in

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, in the northeast municipal district of

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. Once Prague's principal airport, it is now used mainly as a military base for the

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. Kbely airfield is no longer used as a front-line Czech Air Force base, but it is utilised by military transport aircraft of the Czech Air Force, and the VIP aircraft which are used to transport Czech politicians. Prague Aviation Museum is also located at this airport, with a collection that includes 275 aircraft. Kbely Airport is very close to Letňany Airport, located to the northwest, which has two green runways and is used these days as a venue for air shows and other events.

History

Kbely Airport was built in 1918 and was Prague's only airport until the construction of

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in 1937, on the northwest side of the city. It was the first

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military airfield, and during the

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was the venue for several major public air shows. Between 1918 and 1937, it served

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and was home base of (ČLS) and Czechoslovak Airlines (ČSA; now Czech Airlines). The first scheduled flight operated by Czechoslovak Airlines departed from Kbely for Bratislava in October 1923.

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