It serves as a hub for Czech Airlines and Smartwings, and as a base for Ryanair and Eurowings. In 2018, it served around 17 million passengers. It is located at the edge of the Prague- Ruzyně area, next to Kněževes village, 12 km (7 mi) west of the centre of Prague and 12 km (7 mi) southeast of the city of Kladno. In 2012, it was renamed after the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel. It was reconstructed and extended in 1956, 1968, 1997, and 2006. The airport was founded in 1937, when it replaced the Kbely Airport (founded in 1918). Václav Havel Airport Prague, formerly Prague Ruzyně International Airport ( IATA: PRG, ICAO: LKPR), is an international airport of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. Source: Czech AIP at the Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic (ANS CR)
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