Vodochody Airport , also known as Aero Airport, is a private

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airport located in Vodochody in the

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. It is also the home to

Aero Vodochody Aero Vodochody (commonly referred to as Aero) is a Czech aircraft company. Its main production facilities are located at Vodochody Airport in the Prague-East District, on the municipal territories of Vodochody and Odolena Voda. During the C ...

, a Czech aerospace company. The airport at an elevation of 919 ft/280m

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has an asphalt main runway 2500m long and an emergency strip 1400m long.
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Services provided

* Operating hours: Hx / H24. This is non-specific, adaptable 24/7 by demand. * Handling, Transport, Catering services. * Accommodations at Clarion Congress Hotel in Prague. * Passengers to be transferred directly from the plane to the car and vice versa. * Passenger lounge and crew rest area at the apron. * JET A1,

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100 LL available.Airport Prague – Vodochody
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Details

* IFR/ VFR Day&Night traffic allowed. Aerodrome Operating Minima: DH 300 ft, VIS 1000 m. * Icao 3C aircraft category / Firefighting category 3 – Cat. 6 or higher ON REQUEST. * Runway: 10/28 tora=2500m, toda=2560m, lda=2500m, asda=2500m. * Tower, Approach, Radar services, Meteorology, Aro. * The SID is not designed, expect a radar vectoring for departure. * Training and test flights can be provided in reserved airspace up to FL660. * Paintshop is available in the Aero factory.

References

External links

Airport official site
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