Poznań-Ławica Airport
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Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport Port Lotniczy Poznań–Ławica im. Henryka Wieniawskiego |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Poznań Ławica Airport Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Poznań | ||||||||||
| Location | Poznań, Poland | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 94 m / 308 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°25′16″N 016°49′35″E / 52.42111°N 16.82639°E | ||||||||||
| Website | airport-poznan.com.pl | ||||||||||
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Source: Polish AIP at EUROCONTROL
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| Number of Passengers | 1,611,074 |
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| Aircraft Movements | 23,272 |
Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (IATA: POZ, ICAO: EPPO), built in 1913, is one of the oldest airports in Poland. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Poznań city centre. It takes its name from the neighborhood of Ławica, part of the city's Grunwald district while the airport actually lies in the Jeżyce district.
The northern section has been used as a military airport since its inception in 1913 as an Imperial German airbase till 23 December 2009. The southern section is used for civilian purposes. The prospect of relocating the airport elsewhere is often raised as a result of the flight path to the runway being located directly over the city.
The airport caters for international, domestic and cargo flights and general aviation. A new terminal was opened in 2001 and can handle up to 1.5 million passengers per year.
Poznań–Ławica airport has been confused by pilots with a nearby airbase, Poznań–Krzesiny Airbase (ICAO code: EPKS), which also has a 2,500 m (8,200 ft) runway. The runways are at approximately the same orientation: Ławica's is 11/29 (true heading: 108/288) and Krzesiny's is 12/30 (true heading: 117.9/297.9). The two runways lie in a nearly straight line, with Krzesiny coming up first on approaches from the east, the ones used most often. On the other hand, the Krzesiny airbase has two runways and lies southeast from the city centre, while Poznań–Ławica lies just west of it.
On 15 August 2006, a Turkish charter flight from Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey to Poznań–Ławica — Sky Airlines SHY335 Boeing 737 — mistakenly landed at 19:50 local time at the Poznań–Krzesiny airfield.
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