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Few Things to Consider before Departure to NATO Days

NATO Days in Ostrava and Czech Air Force Days belong to one of the most visited events in Czech Republic. Please pay attention to the following text and recommendation, so you can fully enjoy this experience.

We are more than honoured that during NATO Days and Czech Air Force Days is Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava visited by hundreds of visitors every year. Therefore it is the largest security show in Europe. Please follow the visiting rules and safety guidelines of organizers, in order to ensure smooth course of event.

Safety - The safety of our visitors is an absolute priority for us

Concerns about safety are the reason why flying displays (besides arrivals and departures) cannot be conducted in the axis of the tarmac, which is typical for the other events. We wish it too, however as long as the location of the central parking area (and there is no alternative) stays in the same spot, we cannot change it. We know that the direction of displays (including the partial orientation against sun) is not ideal, however in terms of safety, there is no better option or alternative.

In accordance with necessity to ensure the safety of visitors and ensure smooth course of event, we requested the Council of Moravian-Silesian Region - the landowner, as well as the last year, to ban entry into areas under the display line, which is a dangerous area and we received several complaints about concentration of people in the area from display crews in the past years. Please heed the entry restriction under the display line (see orientation plan of access roads).

We would like to ask our visitors, to bear in mind that it is not possible to place a venue in other area of the airport.  Please understand that we are fully aware of the fact and all aspects connected with it, like the necessary "walk around the fence" from central parking area to the venue. Therefore, it is necessary to walk around the so called threshold of the runway in safe distance to ensure the safety of the visitors and also the landing aircrafts.

Visitors like the dynamic display to be as dynamic, effective and realistic as possible. Therefore, they are connected with loud noise effects, either caused by jet engines or pyrotechnics. So we recommend to take protective gear for your ears and carefully consider presence of your children on the venue. Earplugs can be purchased at info-stalls in the venue area.

Transport - Plan your arrival and departure properly

Every year, all the visitors wish to see the most interesting programme possible and they wish to keep the free entry. On the other hand these circumstances result in high interest in visiting the event. No matter if you use the train, coach, car or bicycle, it is necessary to count with delays, which is unavoidable. Therefore, during preparation of your travel plans think about spare time for traffic jams, waiting for coach, long queue in bicycle storage zone, or other possible complications.

We open the central parking zone at 6:30. The gates to the venue are open at 8.30. The gates are open till 17:00 on Saturday and till 16.00 on Sunday. It is not possible to move these figures, because on Saturday night it is necessary to prepare everything for the next day and the clean-up of the venue already starts on Sunday. It is not possible to perform these works later, because after the sundown the venue is not artificially lighted.

Please bear in mind that while the entry to the event is FREE, a spot central parking zone costs 150 CZK for a car/per day. Please prepare the amount in advance to speed up the whole process at entry to the zone and therefore to avoid traffic problems. Our appeal for patience and respectful behaviour applies also to visitors using other means of transport. How to get to Mošnov by car, please see section Transport by car.

Coach service for NATO Days is ensured by partner ARRIVA MORAVA, which will strengthen connections and provide extra coaches. From the direction of Ostrava you can use the strengthen connections departing from the station Ostrava, ÚAN (platform n. 5), or Coach departing from bus stop Ostrava Dubina / Ostrava Hotelový dum Hlubina. Both connections end on bus stop Petřvald, Petřvaldík, from where leave back to Ostrava. Newly, you can use Coach number 670 on route Nový Jičín - Albrechtičky and back. Coach departs at 9:10 from bus station Nový Jičín and returns at 16:00 - indicated times apply for both days of venue. Extra Coaches will drive on route Studénka, train station - Albrechtičky and back. For all these connections please pay attention to the last departing coaches and also bear in mind walking route from the final stop to the airport area. Information about Coach Official Carrier of the event, Arriva, can be found in section Transport by bus or on website of ARRIVA MORAVA.

Train service for NATO Days is ensured by partner České dráhy a.s., which will provide special trains for NATO Days and additional stops in train station Studénka. From Brno to the Mošnov station will go fast train R 1535 DN, from Prague will go railjet RJ 1533 DN and from Olomouc train Ex 1531. If you will use trains from Mošnov station, or additional stops in Studénka station, railway station, count with roughly 3 Km walking trail to the Airport area.  Alternatively, you can use coaches Arriva Moravia departing from the railway station Studénka to coach station in Albrechtičky, from where lead marked hiking trail with a length of about 1.3 km. Traffic information can be found in section Transport by Train. Information about coach departures from the station Studénka, railway station, on sites ARRIVA MORAVA.

If you are travelling to the event on the bike, please use the services of two bicycle-locker zones of Municipal Police Ostrava with a total capacity of up to 7,500 bikes. You can leave your bike for free there, so you don’t have to walk with the bike around the area or look for other place to secure your bike. Information about route to the area of venue can be found in section Transport by bike.

You can also variegate the day with walk at NATO Days. You can help yourself and find the trails with application CHKO Poodří for smart phones running Android. Information about hiking trails can be found in section Transport on foot.

If you own your own aircraft, you can also take advantage of the possibility of air transport to the Mošnov. However it is necessary to harmonize arrival and departure with other operations of the Ostrava Leos Janacek Airport. The necessary information can be found in section Air traffic and on www.airport-ostrava.cz.

Whether you arrive to NATO Days anyhow, please be respectful to local residents and the environment. Please also note ban on entry to the airport with dogs and other animals, with the exception of assistance or service dogs.

In the area of event - detail information and help in info stalls, mobile applications, totems and organizers

There are established three information centres which provide information and sell the program for 10 KCZ. It also offers a limited edition of tourist stamps for £ 30, T-shirts, pendants, badges, hats and other souvenirs. In the area of event is not located ATM this year, so please equip in advance sufficient cash to buy souvenirs or snacks.

Again, we have divided area into sectors. Individual zones are indicated on the map of area. In the complex itself, zones are marked by high "totems", which serves as a visible landmarks and you can find area map printed on them.

For lost and found records in the area of event will serve the official information stalls. You can report lost property at their workers and hand over those found. We will try to return lost properties to their owners in cooperation with the Police of CR.

In case you plan to visit the event with children, please equip them with a card stating their name, your names and most importantly your cell phone number, so that in case you lose track of your child, we can quickly contact you. Please keep your children under supervision.  However if you lose your child, contact outpost of Police in VIP zone. (see orientation map of area)

As in previous years, you can also tune the Radio Čas broadcast directly from the event at 88,6 FM, which brings commentary to the dynamic displays.
We have created a mobile version of our website last year. It is going to be launched automatically in your cell phone if you enter natodays.cz in the address bar.

After the event we will welcome any of your suggestions, knowledge or experience that would help us to improve organizational arrangement in the following years.

We look forward to your visit and wish you a pleasant moments.

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15^th NATO Days in Ostrava & 6^th Czech Air Force Days!

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