czech airports market hana obrusnikova commercial service american embassy prague republic e mail doc gov the has one large international airport praha ruzyne and nine smaller in addition there are 58 minor or airfields mainly used for taxi flights leisure flying on june 29 2004 three ostrava brno karlovy vary were transferred to ownership of regional governments government not state is eligible apply cohesion funds from european union eu earmarked 7 million modernization expansion these this money appropriated should be spent by 2006 authorities plan turn into main milestones economic development respective regions looking operator transformation initiated business activities related operations example mosnov plans establish a maintenance repair shop aircraft while south moravia authority invest over 3 logistical zone that will located close negotiations have already started with several freight forwarders who valuable central