Katowice Airport

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Katowice International Airport
Miedzynarodowy Port Lotniczy Katowice
Katowice Airport Logo.svg
The new Terminal B at Katowice Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code EPKT
IATA code KTW
Coordinates

50 ° 28 '27 "  N , 19 ° 4' 48"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 28 '27 "  N , 19 ° 4' 48"  E
Height above MSL 303 m (994  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 34 km north of Katowice
Street DK78 Tarnowskie Góry - Siewierz
S1 (airport - Podwarpie junction)
A1(Pyrzowice motorway junction)
Local transport bus
Basic data
opening 1940
operator GTL ( Górnośląskie Towarzystwo Lotnicze SA )
Terminals 2
Passengers 4,838,149 (2018)
Air freight 18,543 t (2018)
Flight
movements 		41,007 (2018)
Capacity
( PAX per year) 		3.6 million
Start-and runway
09/27 3200 m × 45 m
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The Katowice International Airport ( IATA code KTW , ICAO code EPKT , Polish. Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy Katowice ) is the international airport of the Polish city Katowice , capital of the province of Silesia . It is the fourth largest airport in the country by passengers.

The airport serves mainly the cities of the Upper Silesian industrial area and other districts of the Silesian Voivodeship, which are the most densely populated areas of the country.

Location and transport links

Katowice Airport is located near the town of Pyrzowice ( rural community Ożarowice , Tarnowskie Góry district , Poland ), about 34 kilometers north of Katowice .

Since June 2012, the airport has been connected to the A1 motorway, which runs from the Czech border to the Pyrzowice motorway junction and connects to the S1 expressway that begins there . Provincial road 913 begins at the airport and connects the airport with the national road 78 Tarnowskie Góry - Siewierz .

The airport is connected to the surrounding area via various bus routes. For example, buses go to Wroclaw , Bytom , Częstochowa , Katowice , Krakow , Siewierz and Zakopane .

A rail link is already being planned. The route should run from Katowice via Chorzów , Bytom, Piekary Śląskie to Pyrzowice. The planned travel time from Katowice should be 30 minutes.

history

In 1940, that began Air Force of the Armed Forces , a military airfield to apply. He was called "Udetfeld" (after the German general Ernst Udet ). Three runways with a length of 1000 to 1500 meters were created in a triangle. An occupation with active airborne units took place only from December 1943, when the 11th Squadron of the 9th Battle Wing was here. From August 1944, the II. Group of the Schlachtgeschwader 77 with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 and the I. Group of the Kampfgeschwader 27 with the Heinkel He 111H-20 took over the place. Finally, the 2nd squadron of the Nachtjagdgeschwader 100 with the Junkers Ju 88C-6 and parts of the III. Group of the Schlachtgeschwader 4 with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 left the air base before they withdrew in December 1944. Subsequently, German troops stayed here until January 1945, before the Red Army captured it from January 18-20.

From 1945 to 1951 the airport was under the control of the Soviet Army . In 1951 the Polish Air Force took over the airport.

In 1966, the first civil flight connection to Warsaw was taken up, because in the same year the regular service at the Katowice-Muchowiec airfield, which is closer to the city , was stopped. A small civil infrastructure was built by 1969. This low level of air traffic lasted until October 1990 and was discontinued in the course of the political upheavals in Poland.

To promote air traffic in the region, GTL ( Górnośląskie Towarzystwo Lotnicze SA ) was founded in the first quarter of 1991 . On March 27, 1993, LOT resumed flights to Warsaw and the German Lufthansa was the first foreign airline to open its flight connection to Frankfurt. On May 1, 1994, the management of the airport was handed over to GTL. Until then, the airport was administered by the military. Thereafter, the continuous expansion of the airport, terminal, cargo hangars, parking positions, taxiways and runway extensions began.

In 2004, the Hungarian Wizz Air started operating from Katowice Airport. The expansion of Terminal A was completed in the same year. The capacity increased to 1.7 million passengers. With Poland joining the EU and low-cost airlines, the number of passengers soared. This made a further expansion necessary. The S1 expressway was completed in November 2006 and Terminal B was completed in July 2007.

In 2008, three new parking positions and a new ILS system for Category 1 landings were put into operation west of Terminal B.

In October 2010, modernization work began on the aircraft hangar built in the 1940s, which was completed in April 2011. In 2012 a new aircraft hangar, east of the old one, went into operation. The total investment amounts to 86 million zlotys . In August 2011, construction of 13 new parking positions began, which was completed after two years and cost 56 million zloty. It is the beginning of an investment of 560 million złoty and also includes the construction of a new 3.8 km long runway. In October 2011, the onshore modernization and expansion work began at Terminal A, which also includes the construction of a new roof structure. The terminal is to be expanded by a total of 1000 m². The work was completed in early June 2012.

At the beginning of March 2013, construction work began on a new 3200 m long runway. It was built approx. 200 m north of the current runway. The cost of the new runway will be 223 million zlotys. It was put into operation on May 28, 2015.

In February 2014, construction of a new arrival terminal began. Construction of a new apron for the cargo area began in April. Both projects were completed on time in mid-2015.

Airport facilities

Start-and runway

The airport has a single runway , this is 3200 meters long, 45 meters wide and has the identifier 09/27. The former runway to the south, which runs parallel to the runway 09/27, is now partly used as a taxiway and parking area. To avoid confusion, there is a cross on the western end and "NOT RWY" lettering on both ends.

Terminals

Old aerial view of the terminals
Terminal B - View into the check-in hall from the first floor
Check-in hall, Terminal B

The newly constructed Terminal B was opened on July 9, 2007. Together with Terminal A, 35 check-in counters are now available. The capacity increased to 3.6 million passengers. Since March 30, 2008, all non- Schengen flights have taken place from Terminal A and all Schengen flights from Terminal B. Terminal A was expanded by 1000 m² in 2012. The new Terminal C opened on June 18, 2015.

Expansion plans

A study presented in January 2011 shows the planned development of the airport until 2032. A rail connection is available in this. The connection is to be expanded in two steps, in the first section a new line is to be built between Pyrzowice - Bytom ; In the second phase, the line between Bytom and Katowice is to be renewed. Katowice, Chorzów Batory, Chorzów , Bytom Rozbark, Piekary Śląskie and Pyrzowice are indicated as stops . The cost will amount to 252 million zlotys. Another route variant is being discussed, which should lead via Tarnowskie Góry . However, this would lead to an increase in driving time. A completion date is no longer mentioned.

The study also shows another terminal to be built to the east of Terminal A, where some operational buildings are currently located. In addition, new parking garages and company buildings are planned. It can also be seen that today's aprons 1 and 2 are connected by an extension. A total of 15 positions with a total area of ​​110,000 m² are to be created there. A corresponding construction contract was signed on April 21, 2011. This also includes the repair and expansion of the taxiways. The extensions are to be carried out in a CAT II- compatible manner.

The new freight terminal is to be connected to Droga ekspresowa S1 via its own access road.

Traffic figures

Source: Katowice Airport
Source: Katowice Airport
Katowice Airport - traffic figures 1996-2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons ) Flight movements
2018 4,838,149 18,543 41.007
2017 3,892,941 17,779 34,725
2016 3,221,261 17,674 31,013
2015 3,069,279 16,119 31,727
2014 2,695,732 16,269 28,771
2013 2,544,198 10,877 28,990
2012 2,550,848 10,546 30,584
2011 2,544,124 12,138 29,259
2010 2,403,253 11,195 26,770
2009 2,364,613 6,543 26,206
2008 2,426,942 12,703 27,030
2007 1,995,914 7,795 24,489
2006 1,458,411 6.113 21,014
2005 1,092,385 5,636 16,222
2004 622.612 5,038 13,803
2003 257.991 3,548 9,357
2002 202.267 2,886 8,389
2001 180.015 2,196 9,441
2000 168.126 7,745 8,710
1999 170.230 1,522 6,510
1998 150.724 1,365 6,256
1997 101.054 1,241 4,290
1996 68.203 596 3,586

Web links

Commons : Katowice Airport  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c History of the airport. Katowice-Airport.com, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b About us. GTL.com.pl , accessed December 16, 2018 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c d e annual statistics. In: Katowice-Airport.com. Accessed January 30, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Statystyki wg portów lotniczych. In: ULC.GOV.pl. Retrieved December 16, 2018 (Polish).
  5. ↑ Henry L. deZeng IV: Air Force Airfields 1935-45 Poland , pp 55-56 , accessed on 24 December of 2019.
  6. ^ Airport website (Polish).
  7. ↑ News on the airport website, October 11, 2010, accessed October 18, 2010.
  8. ↑ News on the airport website, May 4, 2011, accessed May 4, 2011.
  9. ^ News on the airport website, February 3, 2011, accessed February 7, 2011 (Polish).
  10. ↑ Katowice.gazeta.pl Retrieved February 7, 2011 (Polish).
  11. ↑ Katowice.gazeta.pl Retrieved August 17, 2011 (Polish).
  12. ↑ katowice.gazeta.pl Retrieved July 12, 2011 (Polish).
  13. ↑ News on the airport website, October 28, 2011, accessed October 29, 2011 (Polish).
  14. ↑ Katowice.gazeta.pl of June 4, 2012, accessed June 4, 2012 (Polish).
  15. ↑ W Pyrzowicach budują nowy pas startowy . In: katowice.gazeta.pl from March 1, 2013. Accessed March 1, 2013 (Polish).
  16. ↑ katowice.gazeta.pl Retrieved January 5, 2011 (Polish).
  17. ^ Gazeta Katowice
  18. ↑ [1] Retrieved May 25, 2016 (Polish).
  19. ↑ News on the airport website, January 13, 2011, accessed on January 16, 2011 (Polish).
  20. ↑ Report on the railway connection at gazeta.pl, accessed on January 15, 2011 (Polish).
  21. ↑ Silesia Airport Magazin No. 25, October-November 2009 (PDF; 3.6 MB).
  22. ↑ Nowy pomysł na kolej do Pyrzowic . In: katowice.gazeta.pl of February 28, 2013. Accessed March 1, 2013 (Polish).
  23. ↑ Current report from the airport, accessed on May 4, 2011.
  24. ↑ "Lotnisko w Pyrzowicach zyska nowe połączenie drogowe". Gazeta Katowice on April 8, 2015, accessed April 12, 2015 (Polish).
  25. ↑ Comparison of statistics. In: Katowice-Airport.com. Accessed January 30, 2019 .