Poznan Lawica Airport

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Poznań-Ławica
Henryk Wieniawski Airport
Port Lotniczy Ławica RB2.JPG
Characteristics
ICAO code EPPO
IATA code POZ
Coordinates

52 ° 25 '16 "  N , 16 ° 49' 35"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 25 '16 "  N , 16 ° 49' 35"  E
Height above MSL 94 m (308  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 7 km west of Poznan
Street S11 D92
Local transport Bus :
MPK lines 48/59/77/729, night bus line 242
Basic data
opening 1913
operator Port Lotniczy Poznań-Ławica sp. z oo
Terminals 2
Passengers 2,476,304 (2018)
Air freight 466 t (2017)
Flight
movements 		31,189 (2018)
Capacity
( PAX per year) 		3 million
Start-and runway
10/28 2504 m × 50 m asphalt

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The airport Poznań-Ławica - Henryk Wieniawski ( Polish Port lotniczy Poznań-Ławica im. Henryk Wieniawski , IATA code : POZ , ICAO code : EPPO ) is the airport of the metropolis Poznań (Polish: Poznań), the capital of the Greater Poland Voivodeship in Poland . It was named after Henryk Wieniawski in 2006 and is now the seventh largest airport in Poland and one of the oldest in the world.

Location and transport links

The airport is located about seven kilometers west of the city center of Poznan, in the area of ​​the Jeżyce district. The eponymous settlement Ławica, immediately south of it, is now part of the Grunwald district.

The DK92 trunk road runs north of the airport site and the S11 expressway runs seven kilometers to the west . The airport is integrated into local public transport by buses from the Poznan public transport company (MPK) . Line 59 connects it to Poznan Central Station via a stop on the airport site . In addition, lines 48, 77 and 729 serve stops south of the airport; lines 48 and 77 run to the city center, while line 729 goes to a station on the Poznan tram . At night, the 242 night bus connects the airport with the city center.

history

The airport was a German military airfield in 1913. On January 6, 1919, Polish insurgents captured the airport with a total of 250 military aircraft .

Since July 11, 1997 Port Lotniczy Poznań-Ławica sp. z oo ( Posen-Ławica Airport Ltd. ) Operator of the airport. The Polish state holds 39% of the shares through the state airport company, 37% is held by the city of Poznan and the remaining 24% is held by the Greater Poland Voivodeship . On February 2, 2001, a new cargo terminal with 1400 m² opened.

On November 4, 2001, a new passenger terminal was opened. An expansion of the terminal was completed in 2013.

Airport facilities

The airport terminal during the expansion

The airport has a total area of ​​70,000 m².

Start-and runway

The airport has a single runway , which is 2504 meters long, 50 meters wide and has the identifier 10/28.

Passenger terminal

The passenger terminal has a floor area of ​​23,000 m², has 22 check-in counters and eleven piers . It can handle around 3 million passengers a year.

Traffic figures

Source: Poznań Airport
Poznan-Ławica Airport - traffic figures 1996-2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons ) Flight movements
2018 2,476,304 31,189
2017 1,852,655 466 25,390
2016 1,710,216 212 24,776
2015 1,500,918 261 21,819
2014 1,445,350 146 20,998
2013 1,355,056 168 20,602
2012 1,595,221 - 25,261
2011 1,463,468 - 23,069
2010 1,419,121 - 23,601
2009 1,271,757 - 22,862
2008 1,274,679 - 23,609
2007 896.937 - 18,684
2006 670.702 - 17,364
2005 410,568 - 15,595
2004 380,676 - 16.405
2003 263,551 - 14,174
2002 227,498 - 13.007
2001 227,898 - 15,397
2000 227,874 - 13,225
1999 206,367 - 12,127
1998 192,538 - 11,706
1997 158,942 - 11,574
1996 122,892 - 10.051

Web links

Commons : Poznań-Ławica Airport  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b History. Airport-Poznan.com.pl, accessed December 15, 2018 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c d Statistics. Airport-Poznan.com.pl, accessed on February 3, 2019 (English).
  3. ↑ a b Statistics - freight on board. ULC.gov.pl, accessed December 15, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b c Terminal. Airport-Poznan.com.pl, accessed December 15, 2018 (Polish).
  5. ↑ Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )
  6. ↑ Statystyki wg portów lotniczych. ULC.GOV.pl, accessed December 15, 2018 (Polish).
  7. ↑ Strona główna. MPK.Poznan.pl , accessed December 15, 2018 (Polish).
  8. ↑ Strona główna. ZTM.Poznan.pl , accessed December 15, 2018 (Polish).
  9. ↑ Mapy i schematy sieci. ZTM.Poznan.pl , accessed December 15, 2018 (Polish).
  10. ^ The Company's Authorities. Airport-Poznan.com.pl, accessed December 15, 2018 (English).
  11. ^ Important Dates: the Latest History. Airport-Poznan.com.pl, accessed December 15, 2018 (English).
  12. ↑ a b Airport Statistics. Airport-Poznan.com.pl, accessed on February 3, 2019 (English).