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Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (Warsaw)


Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport, the biggest and most modern facility of its kind in Poland.

Warsaw Airport handles more than 50% of the overall air passenger traffic in the country. Departing aircrafts carry passengers to various countries in America, Africa, Asia and Europe.

At present, Warsaw Airport operates provides approximately 100 scheduled flights to/from major airports in Poland and worldwide and the number of its charter connections is always increasing. Passengers' favourite destinations are London, Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam. In terms of domestic traffic, most passengers travel to Krakow, Wrocław and Gdańsk.

In the last few years, the passenger traffic has been growing steadily. In 2006, Warsaw Airport served over 8 m passengers. In comparison to the previous year, the total number of passengers grew by more than fourteen percent.

Warsaw Airport is located 10km south-west of the city centre. It is situated on more than 500 hectares. Air operations are served by two runways of the following dimensions: 3690m x 60m and 2800m x 50m. Aircrafts move on 21 taxiways. Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport has a capacity of 34 air operations per hour.
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