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Kraków John Paul II International Airport (Polish: Kraków Airport im. Jana Pawła II since 4 September 2007; earlier in Polish: Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków–Balice) (IATA: KRK, ICAO: EPKK) is an international airport located near Kraków, in the village of Balice, 11 km (6.8 mi) west[2] of the city centre, in southern Poland. It is the second busiest airport of the country in terms of the volume of passengers served annually.

"John Paul II Airport" redirects here. For the airport in Ponta Delgada, see João Paulo II Airport. For the airport in Italy, see Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport.
Kraków John Paul II
International Airport

Kraków Airport im. Jana Pawła II
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorJohn Paul II Krakow-Balice International Airport Ltd.
ServesKraków
LocationBalice, Poland
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL241 m / 791 ft
Coordinates50°04′40″N 019°47′05″E
Websitekrakowairport.pl
Map
EPKK
Location in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
EPKK
EPKK (Poland)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,550 8,366 Concrete
07L/25R (emergency) 2,550 8,366 Grass
Statistics (2021)
Passenger volume3,100,000[1]
Aircraft movements51,777 (2018)

History



Early years


The airport opened for civil aviation in 1964. The Balice airport was a military site until 28 February 1968. Four years later, the first passenger terminal was built there.

In 1988, the authorities decided to build a new terminal that was opened for public use in 1993. In 1995, the entire apron was modernized.

In 1995, the airport's name was changed from Kraków–Balice Airport to John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice, to honor Pope John Paul II, who spent many years of his life in Kraków and had served as Archbishop of Kraków from 1963 until his elevation to the Papacy in 1978. For marketing reasons, the official name was further "streamlined" on 4 September 2007 as Kraków Airport im. Jana Pawła II.


Development since the 2000s


The airport was modernized once more in 2002, and since then new international connections have been established.

In 2003, when Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair became interested in starting a service from the John Paul II International Airport, the airport authorities refused to reduce the landing fees. In response, the regional authorities of Kraków and Lesser Poland Voivodeship decided to build a new airport near the existing one, using the infrastructure of the military airbase adjacent to the shared runway. Finally, an agreement was reached, and the existing airport was opened to Ryanair and other low-cost carriers such as Germanwings, EasyJet, and Centralwings.

On 1 March 2007, a separate domestic terminal (T2) was opened. At that time, plans were underway to begin the construction of a new terminal.

A seven-storey parking garage opposite T1 became fully operational in May 2010.[3]

On 12 December 2012, Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair announced it would be opening its second Polish base in Kraków basing two Boeing 737-800 aircraft at the airport from 31 March 2013, which allows the carrier to increase the number of the routes from Kraków to 31.

Kraków Airport is the second busiest airport in the country after Warsaw Chopin Airport. The airport has good growth prospects, as almost 8 million people live within 100 km (62 mi) of it. The airport also has a favorable location on the network of existing and planned motorways in this region of Poland.


Facilities



Terminal


11 April 2013 saw the beginning of construction works of a new airport terminal, which is adjacent to the existing old terminal building. The works on the new terminal were completed in December 2016. The terminal serves all-year-round, 24 hours a day, both domestic as well as international flights. The expected maximum capacity of the terminal is up to 8 million passengers handled in a year (over twice as much as the airport served in 2012). It is also possible to handle transfer passengers irrespective of the routes (Schengen/Non-Schengen destinations). The terminal has a new luggage handling system and a roofed footbridge connecting the terminal to a hotel, a multi-level parking lot and the railway station, with direct railway link to Kraków Główny by Koleje Małopolskie.


Runway


The airport has one concrete runway, number 07/25, 2,550 m × 60 m (8,366 ft × 197 ft).


Airlines and destinations


AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines[4][5] Seasonal: Athens
Air France[6] Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Austrian Airlines Vienna
British Airways[7] London–Heathrow
Buzz[citation needed] Seasonal charter: Antalya, Burgas, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes
easyJet Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Manchester, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Belfast–International
Enter Air Seasonal charter: Antalya,[8] Burgas,[8] Chania,[9] Heraklion, Hurghada,[8] Madeira,[8] Palermo,[9] Rhodes[8]
Eurowings Düsseldorf
Seasonal Stuttgart
flydubai[10] Dubai–International
Finnair Helsinki
Freebird Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya
Jet2.com Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Seasonal: Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford
KLM Amsterdam
LOT Polish Airlines[11] Chicago–O'Hare,[12] Gdańsk, Olsztyn-Mazury,[13] Tel Aviv,[14] Warsaw–Chopin
Seasonal: Bydgoszcz, Dubrovnik, Newark[15]
Lufthansa Frankfurt, Munich
Luxair[16] Luxembourg
Norwegian Air Shuttle[17] Bergen, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm–Arlanda, Trondheim
Pegasus Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya
Ryanair Agadir, Alicante, Amman–Queen Alia, Ancona, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Beauvais, Belfast–International (begins 28 March 2023),[18] Bergamo, Berlin, Billund, Birmingham, Bologna, Bordeaux, Bournemouth, Bristol, Budapest (ends 29 October 2022),[citation needed] Cagliari, Catania, Charleroi, Copenhagen, Dortmund, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Gdańsk, Girona, Glasgow, Gran Canaria, Gothenburg, Leeds/Bradford, Lille, Lisbon, Liverpool, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Madrid, Málaga, Malta, Manchester, Marseille, Naples, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nuremberg,[19] Odessa, Palermo, Paphos, Pisa, Podgorica, Porto, Poznań (begins 30 October 2022),[20] Prague, Riga,[21] Rome–Ciampino, Sandefjord, Seville, Shannon, Stockholm–Arlanda, Szczecin, Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki, Treviso, Turin, Valencia, Vienna
Seasonal: Burgas, Chania, Corfu, Lamezia Terme, Olsztyn-Mazury, Palma de Mallorca, Pescara, Rimini, Santorini, Tenerife–South, Toulouse (begins 1 November 2022),[20] Zadar
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen, Stockholm–Arlanda
Smartwings[9] Seasonal charter: Antalya, Chania, Corfu, Rhodes
Swiss International Air Lines Zürich
Transavia Eindhoven, Paris–Orly
Ukraine International Airlines Seasonal charter: Tirana[22]
Wizz Air[23] Abu Dhabi,[24] Barcelona, Bari, Bergen, Billund, Birmingham, Catania, Doncaster/Sheffield, Eindhoven, Kutaisi, Larnaca, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Lyon (begins 19 September 2022),[25] Milan–Malpensa, Nice, Oslo, Rome–Fiumicino, Stavanger, Stockholm–Skavsta, Tel Aviv
Seasonal: Burgas,[25] Heraklion, Reykjavik–Keflavík, Santorini, Split

Statistics



Annual traffic


Annual passenger traffic at KRK airport. See Wikidata query.
YearPassenger CountPercent Change
2003593,214
2004841,123 42%
20051,586,130 89%
20062,367,257 49%
20073,068,199 30%
20082,923,961 5%
20092,680,322 8%
20102,863,996 7%
20113,014,060 5%
20123,439,758 14%
20133,647,616 6%
20143,817,792 5%
20154,221,171 11%
20164,983,645 18%
20175,835,189 17%
20186,769,369 17%
20198,410,817 24%
20202,592,972 69%
20213,072,074[citation needed] 18%

It was the 63rd busiest airport in Europe in 2019 and had the greatest increase in passengers in all of Europe in 2019 with a 24.2% passenger increase in 2019 compared to 2018.


Ground transportation


Train at Krakow Lotnisko station
Train at "Krakow Lotnisko" station

In addition to road access by private car or taxi, other options are:


Train


The SKA1 suburban line operates from the Airport to Kraków Główny (Main railway station) and further to Wieliczka. The service resumed in September 2015. It takes about 17 minutes to get to the city centre,[26] and further 20 minutes to Wieliczka (for Salt Mine).

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Railway line 118
Legend
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Kraków Główny
Kraków Towarowy
Kraków Łobzów
junction Kraków Łobzów
Kraków Mydlniki
Kraków Młynówka
Kraków Zakliki
Kraków Olszanica
Kraków PKN Orlen
A4
Kraków Lotnisko

Bus


Public buses link the airport during the day and during the night with the main railway and bus station in Kraków (Kraków Główny railway station) and the ICE Congress Centre.


See also



References


  1. "Podsumowanie 2020 roku w Kraków Airport". Krakowairport.pl (in Polish). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. "EAD Basic". Ead.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  3. "Na lotnisku w Krakowie powstaje wielopoziomowy parking" (in Polish). www.2012.org.pl. 2009-12-18. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  4. Hubert Choroszewski. "Nowa trasa z Krakowa! Polecimy linią Aegean do Aten!" (in Polish). fly4free.pl. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  5. Piotr Golianek. "Kraków: Aegean tylko latem" (in Polish). pasazer.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  6. "Air France wylądował w #KrakowAirport". krakow airport. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. Piotr Bożyk. "British Airways powraca do Krakowa" (in Polish). pasazer.com. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  8. "Charter flights". tui.pl.
  9. "air and charter tickets". itaka.pl.
  10. "Flydubai to begin flights to Krakow, Catania in 2018". 6 December 2017.
  11. "Route map". lot.com.
  12. Liu, Jim (19 October 2020). "PLL LOT zawieszą regularne połączenie Kraków-Chicago". routesonline.com.
  13. "LOT Polish Airlines is expanding its route network from the Olsztyn-Mazury airport". tanie-loty.com.pl. 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  14. "Network".
  15. "LOT poleci z Krakowa do Newark".
  16. pasazer.com
  17. "Route map". norwegian.com.
  18. Loga-Sowiński, Krzysztof (7 July 2022). "Pasazer.com: Ryanair poleci z Gdańska i Krakowa do Belfastu". Pasazer.com (in Polish). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  19. "Ryanair Delivers Tourism Recovery at Nuremberg Airport – Ryanair's Corporate Website".
  20. Dybiński, Rafał (8 June 2022). "Nowe połączenia Ryanaira z Polski. Zimą loty z Krakowa do Poznania (aktualizacja)". www.rynek-lotniczy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  21. "Investēs miljonus: "Ryanair" nāk klajā ar paziņojumu par vērienīgiem plāniem Rīgā".
  22. "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA".
  23. "WIZZ – Dream more. Live more. Be more".
  24. "WIZZ – Dream more. Live more. Be more".
  25. "Wizz Air apre nuove rotte. Heviz sul Lago Balaton e un nuovo scalo". 25 March 2022.
  26. "By train". Krakow Airport. Retrieved 2013-09-10.


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На других языках

[de] Flughafen Johannes Paul II. Krakau-Balice

Der Flughafen Johannes Paul II. Krakau-Balice (polnisch Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków-Balice) ist der internationale Flughafen von Krakau (Kraków).
- [en] Kraków John Paul II International Airport

[es] Aeropuerto de Cracovia-Juan Pablo II

El Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Pablo II Cracovia-Balice (en polaco, Kraków Airport im. Jana Pawła II recibe dicho nombre desde el 4 de septiembre de 2007; antes conocido con su nombre en polaco, Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków-Balice) (IATA: KRK, OACI: EPKK) es un aeropuerto internacional localizado cerca de Cracovia, en el pueblo de Balice, 11 km al oeste del centro de la ciudad, y al sur de Polonia.

[fr] Aéroport de Kraków-Jean-Paul II

L’aéroport Jean-Paul II, également appelé aéroport de Cracovie-Balice, ou encore Kraków Airport (code IATA : KRK • code OACI : EPKK), est situé près du village de Balice (commune de Zabierzów), à 11 km à l'ouest du centre de Cracovie, en Pologne. Il est le deuxième plus grand aéroport du pays avec un trafic de plus de 6,7 millions de passagers en 2018.

[it] Aeroporto Internazionale di Cracovia-Balice-Giovanni Paolo II

L'Aeroporto Internazionale di Cracovia-Balice Giovanni Paolo II (in polacco: Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków-Balice, IATA: KRK, ICAO: EPKK) è un aeroporto polacco situato nel villaggio di Balice, in comune di Zabierzów, a 11 km a ovest di Cracovia.

[ru] Краков-Балице

Международный аэропорт Краков-Балице имени Иоанна Павла II[4] англ. John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice[5],(ИАТА: KRK, ИКАО: EPKK) — международный аэропорт, расположенный в 11 км к западу от центра Кракова. Аэропорт расположен рядом с 8-й авиабазой Военно-воздушных сил Польши и совместно с ней эксплуатирует бетонную взлётно-посадочную полосу размерами 2550 на 60 метров. Это аэропорт класса 4D с системой точного обеспечения посадки Instrument landing system класса I и дополнительными посадочными огнями по оси взлётно-посадочной полосы. Аэропорт эксплуатируется обществом с ограниченной ответственностью Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków — Balice sp. z o.o.


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