Czechia

The Czechia has 6 airports with published traffic data. Václav Havel Airport Prague, the busiest airport in the Czechia, handled 1,575,518 passengers in May 2026, according to Eurostat.

Domestic aviation emitted 16 thousand tonnes of CO₂ in 2024, according to the national inventory submitted to the UNFCCC.

all traffic at the airport

Passengers at reporting airports, by month

Sum over the same 6 airports as the ranking below; periods where those airports report less than 98% of their traffic are left out. Domestic trips count at both ends.

Top 5 · passengers, May 2026

  1. Václav Havel Airport PraguePRG 1,575,518
  2. Brno-Tuřany AirportBRQ 45,233
  3. Leoš Janáček Airport OstravaOSR 30,004
  4. Pardubice AirportPED 10,594
  5. České Budějovice South Bohemian AirportJCL 1,600

Source: Eurostat · all traffic at the airport

Airports ranked

Period and source of each column

One row per airport, one column per measure. Each column is the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting; sort by any column.

  • Passengers · May 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (6). — all traffic at the airport. Source: Eurostat.
  • Flights (arrivals + departures) · May 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (6). — all traffic at the airport. Source: EUROCONTROL.
  • Tonnes of cargo · May 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (4). — all traffic at the airport. Source: Eurostat.

#Airport PassengersMay 2026Change vs last yearpassengersFlights (arrivals + departures)May 2026Tonnes of cargoMay 2026
1 Václav Havel Airport Prague 1,575,518▲ 5.1%12,5868,775
2 Brno-Tuřany Airport 45,233▲ 22.8%7441,372
3 Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava 30,004▲ 8.4%7251,055
4 Pardubice Airport 10,594611
5 České Budějovice South Bohemian Airport 1,600▲ 49.1%11–
6 Karlovy Vary Airport 35▼ 12.5%168–

Environment

Aviation CO₂ in the national greenhouse gas inventory

Official inventory reported to the UN climate convention (UNFCCC), same IPCC rules for every country: domestic aviation (1.A.3.a) counts in the national total; international aviation (bunker fuel sold for outbound international flights) is a memo item outside it.

In 2024, domestic aviation in the Czechia emitted 16 thousand tonnes of CO₂, and fuel sold for international flights another 1,367 thousand tonnes, according to the national inventory submitted to the UNFCCC.

YearDomestic aviation (kt CO₂)International aviation (kt CO₂)
2024161,367
2023121,040
202212806
202112466
202012347
2019221,276
2018221,247
2017221,080

Every reported pollutant and fuel use, 2024

PollutantUnitDomestic aviationInternational aviation
CO₂ (Carbon dioxide)thousand tonnes15.51,367
NOₓ (Nitrogen oxides)thousand tonnes0.834.2
SOₓ (Sulphur oxides)thousand tonnes0.050.07
CO (Carbon monoxide)thousand tonnes1.91.1
NMVOC (Non-methane volatile organic compounds)thousand tonnes0.110.61
CH₄ (Methane)thousand tonnes0.000.01
N₂O (Nitrous oxide)thousand tonnes0.000.04
Fuel burnedTJ21718,792

Thousand tonnes as published (energy in terajoules). Inventories are revised every year back to 1990. NOₓ, CO, NMVOC and SOₓ are air pollutants reported alongside the greenhouse gases.

UNFCCC — National Inventory Submissions (Common Reporting Tables)

CO₂ from departing flights

CO₂ of flights departing this country, whole flight to destination

In July 2026, flights departing the Czechia emitted 158,343 tonnes of CO₂ over their whole journey (9,260 departures, about 17.1 tonnes per departure), according to EUROCONTROL.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodTonnes of CO₂ 2025Tonnes of CO₂ 2026Change vs last year
January82,467102,880▲ 24.8%
February81,10098,144▲ 21.0%
March96,088105,095▲ 9.4%
April102,635107,951▲ 5.2%
May117,848123,514▲ 4.8%
June146,165146,703▲ 0.4%
July154,919158,343▲ 2.2%
August151,544––
September148,891––
October128,414–in progress
November107,227––
December114,670––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)781,222842,629▲ 7.9%

Self-computed: CO₂ ÷ departures, both from EUROCONTROL.

EUROCONTROL — Small Emitters Tool

NOₓ emitted in the national airspace

Emitted inside this country's airspace, overflights included

In December 2024, aircraft emitted 1,680 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) inside the airspace of the Czechia, including flights that only crossed it; 10 tonnes of that came from taxiing on the ground, according to EUROCONTROL's Advanced Emissions Model.

The most recent periods24 periods
PeriodTonnes of NOₓ 2023Tonnes of NOₓ 2024Change vs last year
January1,0881,419▲ 30.4%
February9671,364▲ 41.0%
March1,1571,571▲ 35.8%
April1,3821,667▲ 20.6%
May1,5031,916▲ 27.5%
June1,6611,997▲ 20.2%
July1,8822,098▲ 11.5%
August1,8922,095▲ 10.8%
September1,7362,060▲ 18.6%
October1,7501,763▲ 0.7%
November1,4721,630▲ 10.8%
December1,4231,680▲ 18.0%
Year to date (Jan–Dec)17,91321,259▲ 18.7%

Converted from kilograms as published. The model series currently ends in December 2024.

EUROCONTROL — Advanced Emissions Model

People exposed to aircraft noise

45,100 people in the Czechia were exposed to aircraft noise of 55 dB Lden or more, and 14,900 to 50 dB or more at night, according to the European Environment Agency (2022 reporting round).

Day–evening–night (Lden)
≥ 55 dB
Night (Lnight)
≥ 50 dB
Inside large urban areas20,1007,400
Around major airports, outside urban areas25,0007,500
Total45,10014,900

EEA — Environmental Noise Directive data (CC BY 4.0)

Airports

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