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Katowice Wojciech Korfanty Airport (Polish: Katowice Airport im. Wojciecha Korfantego) (IATA: KTW, ICAO: EPKT) is an international airport, located in Pyrzowice, 30 km (19 mi) north of Katowice, Poland. The airport has the 4th-biggest annual passenger flow in Poland. Katowice Airport is the biggest Polish airport in terms of leisure traffic.[8] It is also the second biggest airport in the country in terms of cargo traffic.

Katowice Wojciech Korfanty Airport Katowice Airport im. Wojciecha Korfantego
IATA: KTW ICAO: EPKT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	GTL Górnośląskie Towarzystwo Lotnicze (Upper Silesian Aviation Group)
Serves	Katowice, Poland Silesian Metropolis Upper Silesian Metropolitan Area
Location	Pyrzowice, Poland
Focus city for	ASL Airlines Ireland Buzz Enter Air LOT Polish Airlines[1] Lufthansa Cargo[2] Ryanair SkyUp Airlines Smartwings Poland Ukraine International Airlines[3] Wizz Air
Elevation AMSL	304 m / 997 ft
Coordinates	50°28′27″N 019°04′48″E
Website	katowice-airport.com
Map
KTW Location of airport in Silesian Voivodeship Show map of Silesian Voivodeship KTW KTW (Poland) Show map of Poland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Number of passengers 4,843,889[4] Passenger change 18-19 1,8% Aircraft movements 41,606[4] Movements change 18-19 12,1% Cargo (tonnes) 20,123[5] Cargo change 18-19 8,5%
Sources: Polish AIP at EUROCONTROL[6] Statistics from Office of Civil Aviation[7]

It operates a variety of charter, regular and cargo flights. Long-haul flights are operated from Katowice to Varadero in Cuba, Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand, Cancún in Mexico, Malé in Maldives and to Puerto Plata as well as Punta Cana in Dominican Republic by LOT's Boeing 787s Dreamliner. The airport has the tallest Air Traffic Control Tower[9] and the second longest runway[10] in Poland. Katowice Airport is the Poland's only airport with more than one passenger terminal and the airport with the biggest number of based airlines.[11] The Katowice Airport serves the most industrialised region in Poland, one of the most urbanised areas of Europe.

13 million inhabitants are estimated to live within 100 km of Katowice Airport. This is a larger catchment area than many airports in Europe.[12]

History

Early years

The current location of Katowice Airport was initially used by German soldiers. In 1940, the Luftwaffe began construction of an airbase in the meadows around Pyrzowice. The Germans built three stone and concrete airstrips, with runway lengths varying from 1,000 to 1,500 meters, all of which around 50 meters wide. The airbase was used for handling of military aircraft flying from the inner part of the German Reich, carrying supplies to troops on the Eastern Front.

In the final phase of World War II, the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket-powered aircraft were tested here. Following General Ernst Udet's (a Luftwaffe flying ace) death in 1941, the airfield was named Udetfeld.

From 1945 to 1951, Soviet soldiers were stationed at the airbase. In the early 1950s, the Soviets handed the airbase over to the Polish Air Force. It was then used by the 39th Fighter Regiment, created on 17 April 1951.

A new runway was built in 1964. Soon after, the airbase Pyrzowice became host to its first-ever regular passenger traffic, when on 6 October 1966, the first plane of LOT Polish Airlines took off for Warsaw. By the end of 1969, a small passenger terminal was built (550 m²), together with a taxiway and an apron.

This runway has since been replaced by a new adjacent one (3,200m), completed in May 2015.

Development since the 1990s

In 1991, Górnośląskie Towarzystwo Lotnicze (GTL) (English: Upper Silesian Aviation Group) was created. On 27 March 1993, the German carrier Lufthansa flew to Frankfurt Airport, thus inaugurating the first international service.

Passenger Terminal B officially opened in 2007, followed by (arrivals only) Terminal C, in 2015.

Future plans include the construction of a completely new passenger terminal, a further expansion of the recently built cargo terminal, and a new railway connection.[13]

On 3 October 2018, the airport celebrated 4 million passengers travelling through Katowice in a single year.[14]

Facilities

Terminals

The airport features three passenger terminals A, B (departures) and C (arrivals) as well as a cargo terminal. Operations at terminal B, much bigger than A, started on 30 July 2007. Terminals are capable of handling about 8.0 million passengers annually.[15] Terminal A handles all non-Schengen departure flights, while Terminal B handles all Schengen departure flights. The operation of the newest Terminal C building (arrivals) started on 27 June 2015. This terminal handles all arrival flights from non-Schengen and Schengen zones. Terminal B (departures to Schengen area) is under renovation (2019-2021) and is going to become one of the most modern terminals in Europe.[15] The longest airport observation deck in Europe was able to be found inside the previous version of Terminal B. Terminal Cargo is located at the east of the airport and is one of the newest cargo terminals in the World.[16] New passenger Terminal D is under planning such as new Cargo Terminal and Cargo City. New Terminal D will be equipped with jetways etc. There is a chance for Kiss&fly zone and VIP Terminal in the future.[17]

Runway and apron

The airport's concrete runway is 3200m by 45m, oriented 9 and 27, and can accommodate aircraft as large as Boeing 747 or Boeing 777, albeit not at MTOW.[18] Heavy transports such as Antonov An-124[19] or An-225[20][21] have been noted to land there on occasions. The airport uses new generation Instrument Landing System, a Thales 420 system.[22] The runway at Katowice Airport is the second longest runway in Poland, behind Warsaw Chopin's runway 15/33. 33 new aircraft stands are under construction as of now. They will be located between taxiways E (Echo) and H (Hotel), to the west from main apron, between main and cargo apron and to the east from cargo apron.

The airport has two plane spotter stands, one at the western end of the airport's runway. The platforms are free to access.[23]

Air traffic control tower

The new ATC tower has been already built. It is the tallest ATC in Poland and in Eastern Europe, at 46 meters height.[24]

Hotel

A "Moxy by Marriott" hotel has been built recently, and is now ready to accept guests. It is located right next to the main parking entrance (P1), very close to the terminals. A direct bridge connection to the terminals is also planned.[25]

Car parks

There are three main car parks at Katowice International Airport. P1, P2 and P3. P1 is the nearest parking connected direct with terminals. P2 is located to the east to P1. P3 is next to P2 and it is a guarded car park. There is a lot of private car parks next to the airport.[26] The airport offers 3922 own parking spaces.[27] There is also Premium Parking at Katowice International Airport. P1 will be expanded to 1842 parking spaces by January 2019. It will be expanded to the west.[28]

Maintenance

At the airport are two main active maintenance buildings. The first serves mainly Wizz Air's aircraft, and the modern one belongs to Linetech and serving all other airlines. The second building is serving mainly Embraer's aircraft from all over the World.
Wizz Air's new maintenance hangar is under construction and is going to be ready in the end of 2021.[29] The building will be operated only by Wizz Air and will be serving Airbus A321neo aircraft.[30]
Due to the great conditions of the airport (long runway, huge three airport aprons, many stands), Katowice Airport is home to 9 based airlines. This is the biggest number of based airlines in East-Central Europe.[11]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Katowice:

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Seasonal charter: Kalamata[31]
Bulgaria Air	Seasonal charter: Burgas[32]
Buzz	Seasonal charter: Chania,[31] Corfu,[31] Heraklion,[31] Izmir,[33] Kefalonia,[31] Kos,[31] Larnaca,[33] Preveza/Lefkada,[31] Rhodes,[31] Tenerife–South,[33] Tirana,[33] Zakynthos[31]
Corendon Airlines[34]	Antalya Seasonal: Heraklion, Rhodes
Electra Airways	Seasonal charter: Antalya,[35] Fuerteventura,[35] Hurghada,[35] Olbia,[35] Palma de Mallorca,[35] Zakynthos[35]
Enter Air[36]	Antalya,[33] Fuerteventura,[33] Hurghada,[37] Marsa Alam,[37] Sal[33] Seasonal: Dubai–International Charter: Zanzibar[33] Seasonal charter: Banjul,[38] Bodrum,[33] Burgas,[37] Chania,[37] Corfu,[37] Enfidha,[37] Funchal,[33] Girona,[37] Gran Canaria,[33] Kos,[37] Lanzarote,[33] Málaga,[33] Mombasa,[33] Paphos,[33] Rhodes,[37] Sal,[33] Sharm El Sheikh,[37] Skiathos,[31] Tenerife–South,[33] Tirana,[33] Varna[33]
European Air Charter	Seasonal charter: Burgas
Israir Airlines	Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv[39]
KLM[40]	Amsterdam[41]
LOT Polish Airlines[42]	Warsaw–Chopin Seasonal: Barcelona,[43] Burgas,[43] Corfu,[44] Heraklion, Kalamata,[43] Lamezia Terme,[45] Olbia,[44] Palma de Mallorca,[43] Podgorica,[46] Preveza/Lefkada,[43] Rhodes,[43] Samos,[43] Varna[43] Charter: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[38] Cancún,[47] Phuket (begins 1 January 2023),[38] Puerto Plata,[47] Varadero[38] Seasonal charter: Antalya,[48][49] Bodrum,[49] Catania,[49] Girona,[49] Izmir,[49] Kefalonia,[31] Malé,[35] Mytilene,[49] Mostar,[50] Ohrid,[49] Podgorica,[49] Punta Cana,[33] Tirana,[49] Tivat[49]
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich[51]
Pegasus Airlines	Seasonal charter: Antalya[37]
Ryanair[52]	Athens, Bergamo, Bologna, Catania, Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund, Dublin, Forlì,[53] London–Stansted, Manchester, Oslo,[54] Paphos, Venice[55] Seasonal: Alghero, Edinburgh, Pula (begins 2 June 2023),[56] Trapani, Varna (begins 4 June 2023)[57]
Smartwings	Seasonal: Catania,[58] Chania,[58] Corfu, Dubrovnik,[58] Faro, Girona, Kalamata, Larnaca, Podgorica, Rhodes, Split[58] Charter: Hurghada Seasonal charter: Antalya,[35] Burgas, Chania,[35] Funchal,[35] Gran Canaria,[35] Heraklion,[35] Izmir,[35] Kavala,[35] Kos,[35] Lanzarote, Marsa Matruh,[35] Palermo,[35] Tirana,[35] Zakynthos[35]
SunExpress	Antalya[59] Seasonal: Izmir[59]
Ukraine International Airlines	Seasonal charter: Tirana[3]
Wizz Air[60]	Abu Dhabi,[61] Athens, Barcelona, Bergamo, Bergen, Bristol, Catania, Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Funchal,[62] Kutaisi, Larnaca, Leeds/Bradford,[63] Liverpool, London–Luton, Malmö, Malta, Naples, Reykjavík–Keflavík, Rome–Fiumicino, Sandefjord, Tel Aviv, Tenerife–South Seasonal: Alghero, Burgas, Castellón, Corfu, Fuerteventura, Ibiza,[62] Málaga,[64] Palma de Mallorca, Podgorica, Stockholm–Skavsta,[65] Split, Tirana[62]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
ASL Airlines Belgium	Gdańsk[66] Liège,[67] Riga[66]
ASL Airlines Ireland	Cologne/Bonn,[68] Hannover,[69] Leipzig/Halle,[70] Milan-Malpensa,[69] Paris-Charles de Gaulle,[68] Stuttgart[68]
Bluebird Nordic	Cagliari,[71] Leipzig/Halle,[70] Liège,[68] Milan-Malpensa,[72] Paris-Charles de Gaulle,[71] Timișoara,[68] Warsaw-Chopin[68]
Cargoair	Leipzig/Halle,[68] Liège,[68] Venice[73][74]
DHL Aviation	Leipzig/Halle[70]
Farnair Europe	Cologne/Bonn[68]
FedEx Express	Timișoara,[75] Warsaw-Chopin[75]
Lufthansa Cargo	Frankfurt,[2] Košice,[76] Lviv,[76] Ostrava,[76] Vienna[2]
UPS Airlines	Cologne/Bonn,[74] East Midlands[72]
West Atlantic	Cologne/Bonn,[77] Leipzig/Halle,[68] Oslo[68][78]

Statistics

Passenger figures

Year[79][80]	Passengers	Air operations	Cargo (tonnes)
1996	68,203	3,586	596
1997	101,054	4,290	1,241
1998	150,724	6,256	1,365
1999	170,230	6,510	1,522
2000	168,126	8,710	7,745
2001	180,015	9,441	2,196
2002	202,267	8,389	2,886
2003	257,991	9,375	3,548
2004	622,612	13,803	5,038
2005	1,092,358	16,222	5,636
2006	1,458,411	21,014	6,113
2007	1,995,914	24,489	7,795
2008	2,426,942	27,030	12,703
2009	2,364,613	26,206	6,543
2010	2,403,253	26,770	11,195
2011	2,544,124	29,259	12,138
2012	2,550,848	30,584	10,546
2013	2,554,198	28,990	10,877
2014	2,695,732	28,771	16,269
2015	3,069,279	31,727	16,119
2016	3,221,261	31,013	17,674
2017	3,892,941	34,725	17,779
2018	4,838,149	41,007	18,547

The most frequent scheduled routes

The most frequent scheduled routes in 2020[81][60][82][83][84]

Rank	Airport	Scheduled flights per week	Airlines
1	Dortmund	29	Ryanair (11), Wizz Air (18)
2	Warsaw-Chopin	28	LOT Polish Airlines (28)
3	Frankfurt	21	Lufthansa (21)
4	London-Luton	17	Wizz Air (17)
5	Oslo-Torp	13	Ryanair (6), Wizz Air (7)
6	London-Stansted	9	Ryanair (9)
7	Munich	7	Lufthansa (7)
8	Eindhoven	7	Wizz Air (7)
9	Burgas	7	Ryanair (2), Wizz Air (5)
10	Cologne/Bonn	6	Ryanair (3), Wizz Air (3)
11	Milan-Bergamo	6	Ryanair (3), Wizz Air (3)
12	Doncaster/Sheffield	5	Wizz Air (5)

The busiest routes

Busiest routes in 2018 (x1000)[85]

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	Top carriers
1	London-Luton	374,0	Wizz Air
2	Dortmund	259,0	Wizz Air
3	Antalya	216,0	Corendon, Enter Air, Freebird, LOT Polish Airlines, Onur Air, Ryanair Sun, Small Planet Airlines Poland, SmartWings, Smartwings Poland, SunExpress, Tailwind
4	Eindhoven	142,0	Wizz Air
5	Warsaw Chopin	142,0	LOT Polish Airlines
6	Frankfurt	134,0	Lufthansa
7	Burgas	132,0	BH Air, Bulgaria Air, Bulgarian Air Charter, Enter Air, Ryanair Sun, Small Planet Airlines Poland, SmartWings, Smartwings Poland, Wizz Air
8	Hurghada	117,0	Air Cairo, Enter Air, FlyEgypt, Small Planet Airlines Poland, Smartwings Poland
9	Heraklion	99,0	Aegean Airlines, Enter Air, Ryanair Sun, Small Planet Airlines Poland, SmartWings, Smartwings Poland
10	Rhodes	79,0	Aegean Airlines, Enter Air, Ryanair Sun, Small Planet Airlines Poland, SmartWings, Smartwings Poland

Ground transportation

By car

The airport is accessible to/from Katowice and other cities of the region like Częstochowa, Kraków, Opole, Gliwice, Kielce, Oświęcim, Tychy via Expressway S1, national road 86, A4 motorway, national road 94, national road 78 and A1 motorway. The airport is also served by taxis, Uber and iTaxi. The airport offers 3,922 parking spaces.[27] There is also premium parking at Katowice International Airport. Car rentals are available.[86]

By bus

• MetropoliaZTM[87] is public transport operator in this area. It operates lines to nearby cities. AP is direct bus to Katowice, it stops only at few stops in Katowice (45min to main railway station). M11 is slower bus to Katowice (70min) via Sączów, Wojkowice, Siemianowice Śląskie. M14 to Gliwice via Tarnowskie Góry. M19 to Sosnowiec via Będzin. M116/M16 is direct bus to Gliwice via Piekary Śląskie, Bytom and Zabrze (note: it changes number in Piekary Śląskie). One way ticket is 6,60PLN (for 90min with unlimited changes or for the whole route of your bus). If your destination is closer cheaper ticket for 40min costs 5,60PLN. You can also buy tickets using some mobile apps, it gives you small reduction (e.g. 6PLN instead of 6,60PLN). There is also group ticket for 5 people for 13PLN (for 90min with changes or for the whole route of the bus). Ticket for one day is 12PLN (valid until midnight).

There is also ticket for 24hrs for 24PLN, this ticket also allow you to travel in regional (commuter) trains in the area.

• Flixbus connects Katowice International Airport with Katowice, Kraków, Częstochowa, Chorzów or Bytom.[88][89]
• Matuszek bus corporation connects Katowice Airport with Katowice city centre and Kraków city centre.[90]
• P-Air PyrzowiceEkspres.pl (official WizzAir's carrier) connects the airport with Kraków and Częstochowa.[90]
• Leo Express connects the airport with Ostrava, Rybnik, Gliwice and Bohumín direct from the airport.[90]
• Bus connections from other largest cities of the region, such as Kraków,[91] Częstochowa[92] and minibus - inter alia from/to Opole,[93][94] Wrocław[93][94] are also available. Local buses connect to the city of Bytom where one can change for bus to Katowice.

Bus stops are next to Terminal C and Terminal B. They are about 10 metres from the terminal entrance.

By rail

There is currently no passenger rail link to the airport, although construction of a new railway connection has begun recently, in 2021. There will be new railway routes from Siewierz and Tarnowskie Góry to Katowice International Airport. Both of the two connections currently being built will allow for either direct, or indirect passenger traffic between Katowice main railway station and the adjacent cities of the GZM (Silesian urban area) and serve the airport's passengers on a daily basis.[95]

Accidents and incidents

• On 27 October 2007, a Boeing 737-800 chartered by the UN destroyed dozens of approach and landing lights whilst making a low approach.[96] No passengers were injured, but the approach lights were out of service for three weeks.
• On 12 March 2013, Travel Service Flight 7137, a Boeing 737, overran the runway while landing in snowy weather just before 19:00, its nose wheel getting stuck approximately 3 feet deep into the soft ground 20 metres beyond the runway. None of the 176 passengers and 6 crew suffered any injuries, but the airport was closed until 17:00 the next day until the aircraft was recovered and taxied away.[97]
• On 5 July 2014 Lufthansa Flight 1360, operated by Lufthansa Cityline landed on the new runway, then under construction. No passengers ended up injured, and the aircraft later made a technical flight to land on the original runway, as the new runway still had not been joined by taxiways to the taxiway system.[98]

See also

• Katowice-Muchowiec GA Airport
• Katowice
• Silesian Voivodeship
• Katowice urban area
• List of airports in Poland

References

External links

Media related to Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in English, German, French, Czech, Ukrainian, Polish, and Italian)
• Service Platform for the Katowice Airport passengers, co-financed by the European Union (in Polish)
• Current weather for EPKT at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for KTW at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Katowice

Der Internationale Flughafen Katowice (IATA-Code KTW, ICAO-Code EPKT, poln. Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy Katowice) ist der internationale Flughafen der polnischen Großstadt Katowice, der Hauptstadt der Woiwodschaft Schlesien. Er ist der nach Fluggästen viertgrößte Flughafen des Landes.[4]

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- [en] Katowice Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional de Katowice

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Katowice (en polaco, Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy Katowice-Pyrzowice) (IATA: KTW, OACI: EPKT) es un aeropuerto internacional ubicado en Pyrzowice en Área metropolitana de Silesia, 30 km al norte de Katowice, en Polonia.

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[fr] Aéroport de Katowice-Pyrzowice

L'aéroport de Katowice-Pyrzowice (en polonais : Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy Katowice) (code IATA : KTW • code OACI : EPKT) est situé à Pyrzowice, à 30 km au nord du centre de Katowice (Pologne).

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[it] Aeroporto di Katowice-Pyrzowice

L'Aeroporto di Katowice-Pyrzowice[1][2] (IATA: KTW, ICAO: EPKT) è un aeroporto polacco situato nei pressi della cittadina di Pyrzowice, voivodato della Slesia, circa 30 km a nord di Katowice e raggiungibile tramite una diramazione della Superstrada S1.

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[ru] Катовице-Пыжовице (аэропорт)

Междунаро́дный аэропо́рт Като́вице имени Войцеха Корфанты (польск. Katowice Airport im. Wojciecha Korfantego; ИАТА: KTW, ИКАО: EPKT) — международный аэропорт, расположенный в Пыжовице в 30 км севернее от центра города Катовице (Польша).

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