Bratislava Airport

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M. R. Štefánik Airport (IATA: BTS, ICAO: LZIB), also called Bratislava Airport, is the main international airport of Slovakia. It is located about 9 km (5+1⁄2 mi) northeast of the city center of Bratislava, spanning over the area of three municipalities (Bratislava-Ružinov, Bratislava-Vrakuňa, and Ivanka pri Dunaji). Originally known as Bratislava-Ivanka Airport, shortly after the independence of Slovakia in 1993, it was renamed after General Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880–1919), whose aircraft crashed near Bratislava in 1919. The airport is owned and run by Letisko M. R. Štefánika – Airport Bratislava, a.s. (BTS). As of September 2014, the company is fully owned by the Slovak Republic via the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development. Bratislava airport is a base for the Slovak Government Flying Service, as well as Ryanair, AirExplore, Smartwings Slovakia, Wizz Air, and Air Horizont during the summer season. During a brief period in 2011, the airport was also a secondary...

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