Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport : Ask Biography

Airport information

IATA

WAW

ICAO

EPWA Location of airport in Poland

Airport type

civil, military

Operator

Polish Airports State Enterprise (PPL)

Serves

Warsaw

Location

Warsaw (Okęcie), Poland

Hub

*LOT Polish Airlines *EuroLOT

Elevation

110 m (361 ft)

Statistics

2010

Passengers

8712384

Movements

116693

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Warsaw Chopin Airport ( ) is an international airport located in the Włochy district of Warsaw, Poland. Poland's busiest airport, Warsaw Chopin handles just under 50% of the country's air passenger traffic.

Formerly Warsaw-Okecie Airport ( ) or Okecie International Airport, the airport bore the name of its Okęcie neighborhood throughout its history, until its renaming for Polish composer and former Warsaw resident Frédéric Chopin in 2001. Despite the official change, "Okecie" ( ) remains in popular and industry use, including air traffic and aerodrome references.

Warsaw Chopin handles approximately 300 scheduled flights daily and an ever rising number of charters. London, Frankfurt, Paris, and Amsterdam are the busiest international connections, while Kraków, Wrocław, and Gdańsk are the most popular domestic ones.