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Eastern Slovakia welcomes direct flights to Germany after a two years break. 

Košice Airport joins forces with Slovak air carrier AirExplore and new route Košice – Zadar is the result.

If you are a fan of military aviation you (almost) certainly have heard that the Slovak government has approved (back in 2018) the purchase of American fighters F-16 Block 70/72 for €1.6 billion.

Since we are an international civil airport not many military aircraft land here. However, sometimes the Slovak air force Alenia C-27J Spartan or the Czech air force CASA C-295M appear here - mostly on training flights.

Yes, we are absolutely sure that the jetliner BAC 111 will never again appear at our airport – or anywhere else.

Summer charter season 2021 in Košice started on Wednesday 23rd June with the first flight to Heraklion. Boeing 737-800 of Smartwings departed from Košice at 10:50 with 155 passengers on board.

Year 2020 was undoubtedly the most difficult year in the history of aviation. According to Eurocontrol, almost 200,000 industry workers in Europe lost their job due to the pandemic.

The gradual easing of measures in countries around the world is also affecting air transport. The connection between Košice and Vienna should be reopened by the end of March.

The United Kingdom officially left the European Union on 1 January 2021. Brexit has brought along several changes for UK citizens travelling to Slovakia or living here.

Dear passengers, we would like to inform you that currently the terminal of Košice International Airport opens 3 hours before the first departure and closes 1 hour after the last departure.