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Key Facts
| Date of Independence: |
| 1 January 1993 |
| Capital City: |
| Prague |
| Total Area Ranking: |
| 117 of 236 in the World |
| Population Size Ranking: |
| 81 of 242 in the World |
| Status: |
| current |
The Country
Note: This page includes Czechoslovakia up until 1 January 1993. Slovakia is covered separately during WW2 and from 1993 onwards.
Geography
Between 1918 and 1993 (except for World War Two) Czechoslovakia comprised the territory of what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The borders were Poland to the north, USSR (Ukraine) to the east, Hungary to the south east, Austria to the south, Wset Germany to the west and East Germany to the north west. Czechoslovakia occupied an area of 127,869 km2 (49,370 sq miles) and had a population of 14.9 million (1976 data). The capital city was Prague.
The Czech Republic is located in Central Europe. It borders Poland to the north east, Slovakia to the south east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and north west. The Czech Republic occupies an area of 78,864 km2 (30,449 sq miles) and has a population of 10.2 million (1999 data) which comprises 80% Czechs, with significant Moravian, Slovak and Romanian populations. Some 39% of the people are Roman Catholic, 40% Atheist, 2% Protestant, 2% Hossites and 17% other faiths. The capital city is Prague.
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National History
Timeline – Key Dates in Czech History
Further National Information
BBC News Profile: Czech Republic
Yahoo Czech Republic page
wikipedia: Czech Republic
wikipedia: History of Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia History
Background Note: Czech Republic
Country Guide: Czechoslovakia
Aviation
Text to be added on the development of aviation in the Czech Republic.
Markings
Civil Aircraft Registrations
The registration sequence L-BAAA onwards was used between 1918 and 1928, eg: L-BAAC. The registration sequence OK-AAA onwards has been used since 1928, eg: OK-TDG.
An incomplete all-time Czech civil aircraft register listing is here.
Aircraft Operators
Military Air Arms
Current military air arms-
Air Force (Vzdusne Sily Armady Ceske Republiky) [1945-Present]
Historical military air arms-
Air Force (Ceskoslovenske Letecky Sbor) [1918-1939]
Central Government Agencies
Government Aviation (Czech Government Aviation) [19??-1998]
National Security – see Civil Police below.
Public Service Aviation
Police Aviation (Letecka Sluzba Policie Ceske Republiky)
Commercial Aviation
Air Ostrava
CSA Czech Airlines
Silver Air
Skoda Air
wikipedia: Airlines of Czech Republic
The World’s Airlines: Czech Republic
Private Aviation
To be added
Industry
Aircraft Manufacturers
To be added
Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots
None known.
Airfields
Civil Airports & Airfields
Brno-Turany Airport (ICAO: LKTB)
Mosnov-Ostrava Airport (ICAO: LKMT)
Pardubice International Airport (ICAO: LKPD)
Prague-Ruzyne Airport (ICAO: LKPR)
Airports in Czech Republic
Military Air Bases & Airfields
Military Air Bases Listing – to be added.
On Show
Aviation Museums
Vojenske Muzeum – Exposice Letectva a Kosmonautiky (Military Museum – Air and Space Section), Kbely
Narodni Technicke Muzeum (National Technical Museum), Praha
Airshow Dates
More Information
Aviation-Related Magazines
Magazines Guide for the Czech Republic
Aviation Bibliography
Czech Aviation Bibliography – to be added
Web Links
Czechoslovak Aviation History
(Concise history of aviation in Czechoslovakia)
Flying.cz
(Website for Czech private and sport flying)
Letensk Muzeum
(Photos of aircraft at Kbely Museum in 1998)
Letecke Muzeum
(List of aircraft at Kbely Museum in 2004)
Kbely Aviation Museum Pictures 2002
(Photos of Kbely Museum aircraft from 2002)
Airports in Czech Republic
(Map with details of Czech airports)