The impact of the global economic and financial crisis proved in the operation of the Karlovy Vary Airport in the 2nd half of 2009. When at the end of May the airport reported an increase in the number of passengers of nearly 5%, at the end of the year there was a decrease of 10%. So last year the Karlovy Vary Airport registered in total 68 369 passengers, among those there were 63,231 direct terminal passengers, which is 10.46% less than in 2008. ...

Last year the Airport Karlovy Vary achieved another hopeful increase in the number of passengers and so a new record in this operating indicator as well. In 2008 70,620 passengers were checked-in at the completely reconstructed terminal, adjusted to meet the Schengen Agreements. Compared to 2007 there was a rise of 16.8 % (indication without the transit passengers), e.g. 61,036 passengers on the scheduled flights and 9,584 passengers within irregular traffic (mostly charter flights for the travel agencies). The airport also registered 11,100 transit passengers, so the total number of passengers reached 81,720, which means a rise of 26.4 % compared to 2007. ...

The Karlovy Vary Region published on their websites information about the newly elaborated town-planning base related to the Karlovy Vary Airport. ...

On 20 May 2009 in attendance of the Regional President PaedDr. Josef Novotny and the Czech Deputy Minister of Transport Ing. Ivo Vykydal a new terminal at the Karlovy Vary airport was opened ceremonially by cutting the tape ...

Since 2005 the international airport in Karlovy Vary has undergone three stages of modernization. After the complete reconstruction of the lighting system and runway the present terminal building was rebuilt to meet the requirements after the Czech Republic's joining the Schengen agreements. The second part of the 3rd stage was finished by opening the new really modern terminal. ...