Where is KSC airport?

KSC is a medium-sized airport in Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia, at 48.6631, 21.2411, 230 m above sea level.

What time zone is KSC in?

KSC is in the Europe/Bratislava time zone, UTC+1 / UTC+2 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use KSC?

825,411 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Aug 2026: 766,238 passengers, +32.2% on the same months of 2025.

Košice International Airport opened in 1955.

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KSC — Košice International Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Košice, Slovakia.

IATA code: KSC
ICAO code: LZKZ
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 825,411; 2025 · +12.1% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 14; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2; Europe/Bratislava
Elevation: 230 m; 755 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,100 m

Jan–Aug 2026: 766,238 passengers, +32.2% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

Local time now: —

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About KSC

Košice International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Košice, Slovakia. It opened in 1955 and is run by Letisko Košice - Airport Košice. 825,411 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 14 nonstop routes from KSC.

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Busiest nonstop routes from KSC

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
KSC → AYT	Antalya, Turkey	1,520 km	96,555
KSC → LTN	London, United Kingdom	1,575 km	92,392
KSC → VIE	Vienna, Austria	351 km	86,345
KSC → PRG	Prague, Czech Republic	531 km	81,551
KSC → STN	London, United Kingdom	1,534 km	78,091
KSC → LPL	Liverpool, United Kingdom	1,759 km	38,941
KSC → WAW	Warsaw, Poland	390 km	31,234
KSC → LCA	Larnaca, Cyprus	1,840 km	28,896
KSC → DUB	Dublin, Ireland	1,986 km	27,700
KSC → ZRH	Zurich, Switzerland	954 km	27,297
KSC → RHO	Rhodes, Greece	1,472 km	22,793
KSC → BOJ	Burgas, Bulgaria	835 km	20,572
KSC → HRG	Hurghada, Egypt	2,620 km	19,833
KSC → HER	Heraklion, Greece	1,515 km	17,895

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
TAT	Poprad-Tatry Airport	Poprad, Slovakia	86 km
DEB	Debrecen International Airport	Debrecen, Hungary	133 km
SLD	Sliač Airport	Sliač, Slovakia	155 km
SUJ	Satu Mare International Airport	Satu Mare, Romania	162 km
RZE	Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport	Rzeszów, Poland	171 km

Distance from KSC to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
KSC → LHR	London, United Kingdom	1,579 km	—
KSC → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3,942 km	—
KSC → CDG	Paris, France	1,369 km	—
KSC → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	933 km	—
KSC → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,011 km	—
KSC → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1,234 km	—
KSC → JFK	New York, United States	7,087 km	—
KSC → ATL	Atlanta, United States	8,303 km	—
KSC → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	10,020 km	—
KSC → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	9,364 km	—
KSC → HND	Tokyo, Japan	8,878 km	—
KSC → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,703 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
01/19	3,100 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia · 48.6631, 21.2411

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Questions

Košice International Airport has the IATA code KSC and the ICAO code LZKZ. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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