Frederick Chopin International Airport, WAW

Frederick Chopin International Airport – Warsaw, Poland (IATA: WAW, ICAO: EPWA) (Polish: Port Lotniczy im. Fryderyka Chopina) is an airport located in the Okęcie borough of Warsaw, Poland. It was formerly called Okęcie International Airport. Named after Poland's famous composer Frédéric Chopin, it is the country's largest airport.

Information About Terminal 1 & 2

The construction of a second terminal to deal with rising traffic is currently underway. The addition of Terminal 2 will triple the airport's capacity. The completion of Terminal 2 was scheduled for the spring 2006, but the date has slipped. Terminal 2's Arrivals Hall was opened on December 1, 2006, the following time table applies:

Terminal 2's Departures Hall, North Pier and the integrated ground traffic control tower: April 30, 2007
Terminal 2's Central and South Piers: November 30, 2007
Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport has scheduled passenger service to nine domestic and 76 international destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. Passengers departing go through check-in and security in old Terminal 1, which is likely to be turned into a low-cost or a domestic terminal in the future. Arriving passengers are coming through Terminal 2 arrivals.

Terminal 1 & 2

Adria Airways (Ljubljana)
Aer Lingus (Cork, Dublin)
Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
Aerosvit Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
Air Europa (Madrid)
Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
Air Italy (Verona) [starts June 2, 2007]
Alitalia
operated by Alitalia Express (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
Austrian Airlines
operated by Austrian Arrows (Vienna)
Belavia (Minsk)
Blue1 (Helsinki)
British Airways (London-Heathrow)
Brussels Airlines (Brussels)
Centralwings (Bologna, Bourgas [starts June 26, 2007], Catania [Starts May 19, 2007], Cork, Chania [Starts June 6, 2007], Edinburgh, Faro [Starts April 28, 2007], Grenoble, Heraklion [Starts June 7,2007], Lille, Lisbon, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Malaga [Starts April 30, 2007], Malta [Starts May 30, 2007], Palmero [Starts June 2, 2007], Rhodes [Starts May 24, 2007], Rome-Ciampino, Shannon, Thessaloniki [Starts June 12, 2007], Varna [Starts June 15, 2007])
Clickair (Barcelona)[starts May 2, 2007]
CSA Czech Airlines (Prague)
El Al (Tel Aviv)
Eurocypria Airlines (Larnaca)
Finnair (Helsinki)
KLM (Amsterdam)
LOT Polish Airlines (Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Beirut (seasonal), Brussels, Bucharest-Otopeni, Budapest, Chicago-O'Hare, Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul-Atatürk, Kiev-Boryspil, Larnaca, Ljubljana, London-Heathrow, Lyon, Madrid, Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Minsk, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Munich, New York-JFK, Newark, Nice, Odessa, Oslo, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Riga, Rome-Fiumicino, Sofia, St. Petersburg, Stockholm-Arlanda, Stuttgart [starts May 21, 2007], Tallinn, Tel Aviv, Toronto-Pearson, Venice, Vienna, Zürich)
operated by Eurolot (Berlin-Tegel, Kaliningrad, Lviv, Prague, Vilnius)
Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
operated by Lufthansa CityLine (Düsseldorf, Munich)
Malév Hungarian Airlines (Budapest)
SAS Scandinavian Airlines (Copenhagen)
Swiss International Air Lines (Basel/Mulhouse, Zürich)
Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)

Etiuda Terminal

Low cost carriers (excluding Centralwings) use the Etiuda terminal. It is smaller and there are less facilities, but as a result the airport taxes are lower.

easyJet (Bristol [starts 2 October 2007], London-Luton)
Germanwings (Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart)
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Alicante, Athens, Bergen, Birmingham [starts April 17,2007], Copenhagen, Malaga, Oslo, Rome-Fiumicino, Stockholm-Arlanda)
Ryanair (Dublin)
Sky Europe (Paris-Orly)
Wizz Air (Belfast [starts July 21, 2007], Bourgas [starts 2 June 2007], Brussels-Charleroi, Budapest ,Corfu [starts 29 May 2007], Dortmund, Durham Tees Valley [starts 20 July 2007], Glasgow-Prestwick, Gothenburg Saeve, Grenoble, Hahn, Liverpool, London-Luton, Malmö, Oslo-Torp [starts 21 July 2007], Paris-Beauvais, Stockholm-Skavsta)

Domestic Terminal

Direct Fly (Gdańsk, Wrocław)
LOT Polish Airlines
operated by Eurolot (Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kraków, Poznań, Rzeszów, Szczecin, Wrocław)
operated by Jet Air (Bydgoszcz, Łódź, Katowice, Zielona Góra)

Cargo Airlines

Apatas
DHL
FedEx
Rivne Universal Avia
TNT Airways
UPS
White Eagle Aviation

Cargo Facilities

Warehouse 12,000m² (129,166sq ft), 2x 747 Freighter Docks, Bonded Warehouse, Transit Zone, Domestic Cargo Only, Mechanical Handling, Heated Storage, Air-Conditioned Storage, Refrigerated Storage, Deep Freeze Storage, Mortuary, Animal Quarantine, Fresh Meat Inspection, Health Officials, X-Ray Equipment, Security for Valuables, Radioactive Goods, Very Large/Heavy Cargo, Express/Courier Centre

Customs

Tel: +48 (0)22 650 28 73
Fax: +48 (0)22 650 34 18
Op. Hours: 24 hours
Customs Inspector: Andrzej Karpinski
Cargo Handling Agents: LOT Ground Services Ltd (Warsaw)

Passenger Facilities

54 check-in desks, 13 gates, 4 baggage claim belts, 1,650 short term parking spaces, 600 long term parking spaces, 2 Airport Hotels, Post Office, Bank, Bureau de Change, Restaurants, Cafeterias, Bars, VIP Lounge, Duty Free Shop, Newsagent/Tobacconist, Gift Shop, Travel Agent, Tourist Help Desk, Car Rental, Taxi Service/Rank, First Aid, Baby/Parent Room, Disabled Access/Facilities, Business Centre

Additional Information

Terminal 2 opened 2006 - capacity: 6,500,000 pax per annum, usable floor area, 94,000m², check-in desks: 60, no of gates: 21, airbridges: 23/27

Facilities

There are shops, bars and restaurants at the airport. Other facilities include banks, bureaux de change, ATMs, a post office and a tourist information and hotel reservations service. There is also an observation deck; a fee is charged and visitors are subjected to a security check. Disabled facilities are good; those with special needs should contact their airline in advance. Note that the line for check-in can be very long.

Summary

Warsaw Airport, Poland, Zwirki i Wigury 1, PL-00 906 Warsaw
Tel: +48 (0)22 650 30 00, (Technical) +48 (0)22 650 31 10, (Economic) +48 (0)22 650 32 02
Fax: (Airport Director) +48 (0)22 846 68 24, (Public Relations) +48 (0)22 650 39 81
e-mail: info@chopin-airport.pl
Website: www.lotnisko-chopina.pl