WROCLAW AIRPORT
Port Lotniczy Wrocław S.A.
54-530 Wrocław-Strachowice, ul. Skarżyńskiego 36
Location[]
The airport is situated in Starachowice, west of Wroclaw. You can easily get to the airport by public transport (buses 406 and 617).
Services[]
Car rental ( Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, Sixt) ATM Exchange office Post Office (open Mon – Fri 10 am – 4 pm) Conference room Chapel Medical aid room
History[]
The Starachowice airport was construted after the former military airport had been demolished. It bagan operating as a passenger airport in 1958. From 1958 until 1992 there already were regular flights to Wroclaw from Warsaw, Krakow, Rzeszow and seasonal flights from Gdansk, Szczecin and Koszalin. In 1992 the Port Lotniczy Wrocław SA partnership was established and shortly afterwards the airport had its first international flights.The new domestic terminal was opened in 1998 and a new international terminal – one year later.
Statistics[]
Number of passengers in 2004: 363 244 Number of take offs and landings in 2004: 18 509 Percentage of places on regular international flights conducted in 2005 in relation to place supply: 2,3 % Percentage of places on regular international flights conducted by network airlines in 2005 in relation to place supply: 2,1 % Percentage of places on regular international flights conducted by the LCC airlines in 2005 in relation to place supply: 2,7 % Share in the handling of LCC passengers in 2004: 1,5 % Number of LCC passengers in 2004: 16 400
Planned investments[]
A new terminal able to handle 1,8 mln passengers. Elongation of the runway from 2,5 km to 3 km. A new parking.