Developmental Aspects of Regional Airports in the Czech Republic

摘要

The aim of the article is the comparison of development aspects of regional airports of the Czech republic. Only international airports have been chosen, specifically airports given the IATA code (IATA - International Air Transport Association). The selection of airports was influenced by the following factors - the condition of the air transport and the length of the take-off and landing tracks. After mutual comparison, all international airports with regular and irregular trade transport were chosen. The concerned airports are: Brno - Tufany Airport (BRQ), Leos Janacek Airport Ostrava (OSR), Pardubice Airport (PED) a Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV). Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG), which, as the capital airport, would considerably influence the assesment of the observed values, was deliberately not included in the listing. The individual airports are assessed due to the influence of the parameters of the take-off and landing tracks, namely the length of the tracks (the length of the track needed for airplane take-off under standard conditions, i.e. not including the influence of the airport altitude, airport reference temperature and the longitudinal inclination of RWY) and the parameters of the radionavigation and lighting equipment. Other followed aspects are the population number of the given city (or cities placed near the airport), location towards the city center and its transportation connection. Another observed aspect is the influence of competing airports from near abroad on the development of the airport. The intention is to confirm or disprove the idea that the best equipped and situated airport (the airport with the largest potential), should show the best performance, i.e. the number of dispatched passengers and the amount of transported cargo load.