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For the airport near the town of Warsaw, New York, United States, see Perry-Warsaw Airport.
     Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (Polish: Port Lotniczy im. Fryderyka Chopina) (IATA: WAW, ICAO: EPWA) is an international airport located in the Okęcie district of Warsaw, Poland. Formerly Okęcie International Airport, it is named after the famous Polish composer and former Warsaw resident, Frederic Chopin. It is Poland's busiest airport, handling just under 50% of the country's air passenger traffic.[1] The former name, lotnisko Okęcie (Okęcie airport), remains in common use, including air traffic and aerodrome references. Warsaw Airport handles approximately 100 scheduled flights daily and an ever rising number of charters. London, Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam are the busiest international connections, while Kraków, Wrocław and Gdańsk are the most popular domestic ones.[3]
[edit] History
In 1924, when urban development around Warsaw's aerodrome at Mokotów Fields (Pole Mokotowskie) began affecting air traffic, the Ministry of Railways purchased land near the village of Okęcie to construct a new airport. In 1933, The Central Airport (Okęcie) took over the handling of all traffic from the Pole Mokotowskie. During World War II, Okęcie was often used as a battleground between the German Army and Polish resistance and was practically destroyed. After liberation, LOT Polish Airlines resumed operations at Okęcie, using pre-war infrastructure. In 1956, maintenance of Okęcie was transferred from LOT Polish Airlines to state administration. In 1969 a new international terminal was built to handle 1 million passengers annually, few years later a separate, temporary arrival hall was built. Meanwhile, domestic flights continued to operate from the facilities built on the site of the pre-war terminal. In 1992, a new terminal (T1), with capacity for 3.5 million passengers per year, was built to replace the ageing complex from the communist era. In March 2001, Warsaw Airport was renamed in honour of the Polish pianist Frédéric Chopin (though this name is almost never used in practice, and most users know the place simply as Okęcie). In 2005, the old arrival hall from 70s was refurbished and reopened, and under the name "Etiuda" became a temporary terminal for low-cost traffic. Since 2007 the T2, a newly built terminal adjacent to T1, has been gradually taking over the major part of the traffic. In March 2009 the Etiuda terminal was closed and low-cost carriers moved to T1. [edit] TerminalsTerminal 1 was built in 1992. Initially it handled all the traffic, but now it is serving mainly low-cost airlines (since the closing of Etiuda Terminal in March, 2009) and some other carriers (mainly SkyTeam alliance members). Terminal 2 is a new terminal which became fully operational on March 12, 2008, two years after the originally planned opening date. The arrivals area was in operation from mid-2007 but problems with safety certification and disagreements between the airport and the construction firm delayed full operation. The new terminal is considerably larger[4] than the older Terminal 1 and has taken over departures for all Star Alliance and OneWorld airlines and a few other carriers. The new Southern Pier of the T1+T2 complex is currently under construction.[citation needed] [edit] Future auxiliary airport at ModlinMain article: Modlin Airport A proposal to convert of a former military airfield north of the city into Warsaw's second international airport for low-cost carriers is, as of May 2008, awaiting government approval on environmental grounds, but due to proximity to bird migration routes and protected bird sanctuary wetlands, may be delayed or ultimately blocked. Modlin is also to service charter carriers and in some undefined future, cargo, but due to chronic delays in commencing needed construction, is not expected to become operational until 2011 at the earliest. Meanwhile other regional military airports at Sochaczew and Radom are being readied by their local governments and private investors to compete with Modlin for Warsaw-region low cost passenger traffic and cargo. [edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Seasonal charters
[edit] Cargo airlines
[edit] StatisticsPassenger traffic growth 1995-2008, from the airport's official webpage:[5]
[edit] Ground transportation[edit] BusWarsaw city centre can be reached by the bus lines: 175 and 188 during the day and N32 at night. There is also an additional line 148 that provides access to Ursynów (a southern part of Warsaw) and Praga (an eastern part of Warsaw). The fare is PLN 2.8 one-way for all the lines (day and night). [edit] TrainA train station is located under Terminal 2[6] and a fast connection to the city centre (Warszawa Śródmieście station) is under construction. On October 27th, 2009 a contract worth 230 million PLN (est. €58 million) was signed and the main contractor is due to finish all works in the next 20 months. Planned opening: Summer 2011 Nearby Warsaw airport is a train station operated by Koleje Mazowieckie named "Okęcie". This is a fast connection to Warsaw Downtown (Warszawa Śródmieście station - take the train for Warsaw Wschodnia station). From here you are able to change to the subway. [edit] TramThere is a tram station named "Okęcie" however it is some distance (at least 3 kilometers walk) away from Airport. [edit] Runways The airport has two intersecting runways, whose configuration and available taxiways under current rules permit 34 passenger operations (takeoffs or landings) per hour.[3] [edit] Preferential runwaysThe following preferential runway system has been established for the airport:[7] Arrivals:
Departures:
Between 20:00 and 04:00 hours (in winter: 21:00 and 05:00), Runway 15/33 is used, weather and technical considerations permitting.[7] [edit] Accidents
[edit] Accidents at or near WAW
[edit] Other accidents involving WAW
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