Kraków, Poland’s second-largest city, appeals with its beauty and rich history. The strong growth of air travel from Polish cities since the country’s EU accession is well-documented. Several further city pairs indicate considerable viability.
Poland’s cultural capital: This is the most important centre of tourism in Poland, visited by over 7 million tourists annually.
Other major reasons to serve this airport
- AIRPORT
- Centre of tourist and business traffic, crucial for southern Poland
- Starting point for discovering the magical city of Kraków and the Małopolska region,
- Perfectly located only 11 km from the city centre with very good road and rail connections between the airport and the city centre,
- Excellent road connections; direct access to A4 motorway,
- The most differentiated network among all regional airports in Poland, with both leading traditional and low cost carriers
- Direct fast train connection between airport and the City Centre
- The most differentiated network among all regional airports in Poland, with both leading traditional and low cost carriers
- The biggest regional airport in Poland
- CITY ATTRACTIONS
- The cultural capital of Poland
- Listed on UNESCO’s list of World Cultural Heritage; a city of churches, monuments, theatres, but also pubs, clubs and bars
- The second largest city in Poland
- Place of scientific congresses, business conferences and other events
- The most important centre of tourism in Poland – annually visited by over 7 million tourists
- 2 million exhibits in the 33 museums (25% of all museum collections in Poland)
- 24 universities, attended by nearly 200,000 students. Kraków is the country’s oldest and leading academic centre. Its universities are famous all over the world, such as the Jagiellonian University – Poland’s oldest and most prestigious academic instituation, the Academy of Mining and Metalurgy or the University of Economics
- Approx 25 000 accommodation places in hotels, hostels and motels
- Hundreds of restaurants, cafés, bars and pubs
- Prestigious festivals and cultural events – e.g.: Jewish Culture Festival, Sacrum Profanum Festival, Misteria Paschalia Festival, Opera Rara, Midsummer Night Celebration, Coke Live Music Festival, Selector Festival, Photomonth Krakow, Art Boom – Visual Arts Festival
- Very dynamic business centre, particularly strong high-technology sector
- REGION ATTRACTIONS
- The area carries great touristic and economic potential for the whole Małopolska Region
- Małopolska is one of the economically strongest regions in the country
- Foreign investment exceeds the average figure for Poland.
- Population: 3,258,800
- Special Economic Zones with attractive investments conditions
Marketing and other support
- Routes Promotion Scheme – dedicated for carriers opening new routes and increasing frequencies on the existing ones
- Airport charges discounts
- Advertising – terminal, web page, airport magazine, printed timetable, etc.
- Events – PR activities, e.g. inaugural flights, press conferences, study tours, etc.
- Cooperation with city, region, local organizations, agencies, institutions, etc.
- Flexibility – we are open for our business partners’ propositions
Kraków itself is a city of 800,000, but this is an intensively populated region – almost 8 million people live within 90 minutes of the airport.
Catchment Area
- Kraków – 800,000 inhabitants
- Małopolska Region – 3.2m inhabitants
- Catchment area – Kraków Airport’s activities directly cover approximately 7.9 million inhabitants living in the radius of c.a. 90 minutes driving time.
Under-served freight opportunities and other economic impact factors
- Krakow region is a huge logistic centre for the southern Poland. Leading world-wide companies (e.g. Philip Morris, RR Donnelley, Pliva, Arcelor Mittal, Carlsberg, Valeo, Delphi, MAN) as well as the local ones demand professional freight services. It is still under-served market with great opportunities for further development.
- Kraków Airport has a 6,200 m2 cargo terminal with an annual capacity of 13,000 tonnes. Its basic function is forwarding and storing of cargo carried by air in international and domestic traffic.
- Situated only 400m from the A4 motorway, the terminal is protected with CCTV, electronic access-control system, fire-fighting and other systems.
- Logistic companies located at Krakow Airport Cargo Building: DHL, LOT Cargo, Ipsen, C. Hartwig, DSV Air & Sea, Expeditors, M&M Air Cargo Service, YUSEN Air & Sea Service.
Geography
- Kraków Airport is situated only 11 km from the centre of Kraków. The excellent location of the airport makes it also a perfect starting point for sightseeing in plenty of interesting places surrounding Kraków.
- City centre – 11 km.
- A4 motorway junction – 400 metres.
- Public bus services – two lines to the city centre
- Taxi – selected companies
- Train to the city centre – operations every 30 min. / duration: 15 min.
- Free shuttle bus between terminals
- Parking – secured area
While boasting excellent modern facilities, Krakow is still being extended and will have a new terminal in 2015
Infrastructure & Operations
- Runways: One hardened runway in the direction 07–25, which is 2,550 m long and 60 m wide.
- Slot Coordinated: No
- Operating hours: 24 hours / 7 days
- Terminals (Number, type and last major refurbishment):
- T1 – International
- T2 – Domestic
- Both terminals are fully air-conditioned and prepared for handling of disabled passengers. Passengers have access to duty-free shops, rent-a-car offices, tourist and airport information point, restaurants and bars, bank and currency exchange offices, business lounge and VIP lounge, wireless Internet (WLAN).
- Streams of arriving and departing passengers in international terminal are separated for Schengen and Non-Schengen traffic.
- REF CODE: 4D (CLASS II MIL)
- ICAO CATEGORY VIII fire fighting
- CAT I ILS (CAT II ILS in 2013)
- Noise monitoring system
- Apron for 17 medium-sized aircraft
Important infrastructure developments
Developments under construction
- New passenger terminal building (2015)
- Hotel building (2013)
- Train station (2013)
Vital statistics
- Passenger numbers (2012):
- Passengers: 3 438 758
- Movements: 39 355
- Current offering:
- 25 countries in Europe
- 66 airports in Europe
- 61 Cities – direct routes
- 18 airlines (7 LCC / 11 Legacy)
- Freight: 3 270 tonnes
Financials
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