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Warsaw Chopin Airport

Warsaw, Poland

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Routes out

120

Destinations

ICAO

EPWA

Elevation

362 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of Warsaw Chopin Airport

WAW

Location

Warsaw · MZ · Poland

Connectivity

120 routes · 78 destinations

Position

52.166°, 20.967° · 362 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

Schengen Visa (C), National Visa (D)Official

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Poland's busiest international gateway in the capital.

Opened

1934

Location

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) is the largest and busiest airport in Poland, serving the capital city of Warsaw. Named after the renowned Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, it handles the majority of Poland's international passenger and cargo traffic. The airport is operated by Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe 'Porty Lotnicze' (PPL) and serves as the primary hub for LOT Polish Airlines. It consistently handles over 15–18 million passengers per year in non-pandemic periods, connecting Warsaw to destinations across Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East. Situated approximately 10 kilometres southwest of central Warsaw, the airport benefits from good road and rail connections, making it accessible to travellers from the wider Mazovia region.

Terminals

The airport operates a single main terminal complex divided into two concourses (A and B), handling both Schengen and non-Schengen international traffic.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to central Warsaw by the suburban SKM rail line and dedicated bus routes, with journey times of approximately 20–25 minutes by train.

Airlines here

LOT Polish Airlines uses Warsaw Chopin as its primary hub, with significant operations also by Wizz Air, Ryanair, Lufthansa, and numerous other European and intercontinental carriers.

Notable facts

›Named after Polish composer Frédéric Chopin in 2001.
›Handles the vast majority of Poland's intercontinental flights.
›Operates two runways capable of accommodating wide-body aircraft including the Boeing 787.
›LOT Polish Airlines has been based here since the airline's founding era.
›A second major Warsaw airport, Warsaw Modlin, handles primarily low-cost traffic to the north of the city.

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Route map (76 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

WAW → DUS4U · CRJ

WAW → CGN4U · CRJ

WAW → ATHA3 · 320

WAW → LHRAA · 320

WAW → TXLAB · 319 DH4

WAW → YYZAC · 788

WAW → CPHAC · M80

WAW → CDGAF · 321 318 319 320

WAW → HELAY · E70 E90

WAW → MSQB2 · 735 CRJ E75

WAW → FCOAZ · 32S

WAW → LINAZ · 319 E75

WAW → HELBA · E70

WAW → LHRBA · 320

WAW → RIXBT · DH4

WAW → PEKCA · 788

WAW → OSLDY · 733 73H

WAW → SVGDY · 73H

WAW → AGPDY · 73H

WAW → BCNDY · 73H

WAW → DUBEI · 320

WAW → DXBEK · 332

WAW → FRAET · 320 321 32A

WAW → SOFFB · E75

WAW → BCNIB · 320

WAW → LHRIB · 320

WAW → LJUJP · CR2

WAW → BEGJU · E75 E70

WAW → ZADK2 · DH4

WAW → DBVK2 · DH4

WAW → SPUK2 · DH4

WAW → AMSKL · 737

WAW → DUSLH · E75

WAW → FRALH · 32A 321 320 319

WAW → HAMLH · E75 E70

WAW → MUCLH · E95

WAW → FRALO · E75 E95 E70

WAW → KTWLO · E70 DH4

WAW → ODSLO · E75 E70

WAW → PEKLO · 788

WAW → SVOLO · E95 E75

WAW → TLVLO · 734 E95

WAW → AMSLO · E95 E75 E70

WAW → BEGLO · E75 E70

WAW → BRULO · E95 734 E75

WAW → CDGLO · E95 E75

WAW → DUSLO · E75

WAW → GDNLO · E75 DH4 E95

WAW → KBPLO · 734 E75 E95

WAW → LHRLO · 734 E95

WAW → LWOLO · E95 E70

WAW → MUCLO · E75

WAW → MXPLO · E75 E70

WAW → NCELO · E75

WAW → ORDLO · 788

WAW → OTPLO · E75 E95 E70

WAW → TLLLO · E70 E75

WAW → VIELO · E95 E75

WAW → ARNLO · E70 E75

WAW → GVALO · E75

Aircraft operating here

Embraer 17540 routes Airbus A32032 routes Embraer 17026 routes Embraer 19523 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q13 routes Boeing 737-40010 routes Airbus A3197 routes Boeing 787-86 routes Airbus A3214 routes 73H4 routes CRJ3 routes Airbus A330-2002 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Warsaw Chopin Airport is an international airport in the Włochy district of Warsaw, Poland. It is the busiest airport in Poland and the 28th busiest airport in Europe with 24.1 million passengers in 2025, handling approximately a third of the country's total air passenger traffic. The airport is a central hub for LOT Polish Airlines as well as a base for Enter Air and Wizz Air.

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Latest news

unn.ua· 9/15/2026

Passengers were evacuated from Warsaw Chopin Airport; bomb disposal experts are working at the scene, media report

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aa.com.tr· 9/15/2026

Poland's Warsaw Airport partially evacuated after unattended bag raises bomb suspicion

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Yeni Şafak English· 9/16/2026

Warsaw Chopin Airport evacuated over bomb scare

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Warsaw Chopin Airport

Airport in Warsaw, Poland

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