Airport guide
Frederic Chopin AirportIATA code WAW
Frederic Chopin Airport (WAW/EPWA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Warsaw, Poland in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Warsaw, Poland
- Codes
- WAW · EPWA
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Region
- Europe
Frederic Chopin Airport (WAW/EPWA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Warsaw, Poland in Europe. Operating on Europe/Warsaw local time at coordinates 52.170°, 20.970°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Frederic Chopin Airport (WAW) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Warsaw, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Frederic Chopin Airport details
- IATA code
- WAW
- ICAO code
- EPWA
- City
- Warsaw
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 52.166°, 20.967°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 4 Sept 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Frederic Chopin Airport’s own pages.
WAW airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 110 m (362 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Opened
- 29 April 1934
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
- Passengers, 2024
- 21.3 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — no reference given there
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Warsaw Modlin Airport WMI · 38 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at WAW
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, all lit. Longest 15/33: 3,690 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,690 m12,106 ft | 60 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 11/29 | 2,800 m9,186 ft | 50 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from WAW
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from WAW in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from WAW to 143 destinations in 57 countries, on 15 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- LOLOT Polish52 destinations
- W6Wizz Air43 destinations
- FRRyanair35 destinations
- E4Enter Air2 destinations
- G9Air Arabia1 destination
- CAAir China1 destination
- OSAustrian Airlines1 destination
- RRBuzz1 destination
- XCCorendon Airlines1 destination
- EYEtihad Airways1 destination
- EWEurowings1 destination
- PCPegasus Airlines1 destination
- QRQatar Airways1 destination
- 3ZSmartWings Poland1 destination
- LXSWISS1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Italy (15)
- Alghero, Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Catania, Genoa, Lamezia Terme, Milan, Olbia, Palermo, Pisa, Rimini, Rome, Turin, Venice
- Spain (13)
- Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Las Palmas, Madrid, Malaga, Menorca, Palma, Puerto del Rosario, Santiago De Compostela, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia
- Poland (8)
- Gdansk, Katowice, Krakow, Poznan, Rzeszow, Szczecin, Wroclaw, Zielona Gora
- Germany (7)
- Berlin, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart
- Greece (6)
- Athens, Heraklion, Kerkyra, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Zakinthos
- United Kingdom (5)
- Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London
- United States (5)
- Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco
- Egypt (4)
- Cairo, Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Sharm el Sheikh
- Norway (4)
- Bergen, Oslo, Stavanger, Tromso
- Portugal (4)
- Faro, Funchal, Lisbon, Porto
- Turkiye (4)
- Ankara, Antalya, Bodrum, Istanbul
- Croatia (3)
- Dubrovnik, Split, Zagreb
- France (3)
- Lyon, Nice, Paris
- Switzerland (3)
- Basel, Geneva, Zurich
- United Arab Emirates (3)
- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah
- Austria (2)
- Innsbruck, Vienna
- Bulgaria (2)
- Bourgas, Sofia
- Cyprus (2)
- Larnaca, Paphos
- Denmark (2)
- Billund, Copenhagen
- Finland (2)
- Helsinki, Rovaniemi
- Georgia (2)
- Kutaisi, Tbilisi
- Ireland (2)
- Dublin, Shannon
- Kazakhstan (2)
- Almaty, Astana
- Morocco (2)
- Agadir, Marrakech
- Netherlands (2)
- Amsterdam, Eindhoven
- Slovakia (2)
- Bratislava, Kosice
- Sweden (2)
- Gothenburg, Stockholm
- Thailand (2)
- Bangkok, Phuket
- Vietnam (2)
- Hanoi, Phu Quoc
- Albania (1)
- Tirana
- Armenia (1)
- Yerevan
- Azerbaijan (1)
- Baku
- Belgium (1)
- Brussels
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
- Sarajevo
- Canada (1)
- Toronto
- China (1)
- Beijing
- Czech Republic (1)
- Prague
- Estonia (1)
- Tallinn
- Hungary (1)
- Budapest
- Iceland (1)
- Reykjavik
- India (1)
- New Delhi
- Japan (1)
- Tokyo
- Latvia (1)
- Riga
- Lithuania (1)
- Vilnius
- Luxembourg (1)
- Luxembourg
- Malta (1)
- Malta
- Mexico (1)
- Cancun
- Moldova (1)
- Chisinau
- Montenegro (1)
- Podgorica
- North Macedonia (1)
- Skopje
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- Romania (1)
- Bucharest
- Serbia (1)
- Belgrade
- Slovenia (1)
- Ljubljana
- South Korea (1)
- Seoul
- Tanzania (1)
- Zanzibar
- Uzbekistan (1)
- Tashkent
Check schedules with the airline or Frederic Chopin Airport before you book.
Routes from WAW
Originfacts does not track any routes from WAW yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at WAW
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names WAW, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where WAW is
7.8 km south-southwest
Frederic Chopin Airport lies 7.8 km south-southwest of Warsaw city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at WAW
Terminals and check-in zones
Check-in desks at Warsaw Chopin Airport are numbered 101–150 in zones A (101–118) and B (121–150), and 201–280 in zones C (201–230), D (231–250) and E (251–280).[1]
Passengers travelling with LOT Polish Airlines may use the common check-in area for all flights except charter services.[1]
Modernisation of the security screening areas is under way. The airport says longer queues and temporary closures of individual Fast Track areas may occur during the works, but at least one Fast Track area will remain available at all times.[2]
Getting into Warsaw
According to the airport, Warsaw Public Transport serves the airport with buses and SKM trains. The airport gives the travel time to the CENTRUM stop as approx. 30 minutes and advises buying at least a 75-minute ticket.[3]
The airport has an underground railway station close to the terminal. The airport lists the S2 (towards Sulejówek Miłosna), the S3 (towards Legionowo) and the RL (towards Modlin) as departing from it.[3]
The airport lists bus 175 towards Pl. Piłsudskiego as operating daily, bus 331 towards Metro Wilanowska as operating Monday to Friday during peak hours, and the night line N32 towards Centrum as operating daily.[3]
The airport gives the taxi fare from the airport to the city centre as approx. 50 PLN. Uber self-service kiosks (Tap to Ride) are in the baggage reclaim hall and the arrivals hall.[3]
Coaches use a bus terminal in front of the south pier on the arrivals level, close to the exit from the railway station. It has 21 bus stands, and stands 1-16 are reserved for scheduled connections. Flixbus is among the operators the airport lists.[3]
Parking
The airport says it offers over 3,000 parking spaces in barrier-controlled car parks (Valet Parking, Express, P2, Komfort, P3 and P4) as well as metered car parks, and 89 spaces in the short-stay Kiss & Fly zone.[4]
The airport's price list, which shows no date of validity and is the price on the airport's page on 5 October 2026 (check it before you travel), gives Express as PLN 15 for up to 30 minutes, PLN 30 for each additional hour or part thereof and PLN 350 for 24 hours. Parking at Express is available for up to 24 hours from the time of entry.[4],[5]
On the same price list, Komfort is PLN 40 for up to 1 hour and PLN 310 for 1 day, and Valet Parking is PLN 280 for 1 day. The airport says these rates apply to payments at the car park cash desks, and that online booking fees depend on parking occupancy.[5]
In the Kiss & Fly zone, parking is free for up to 7 minutes, up to 3 times per day; the price list gives PLN 40 for 7 - 15 minutes. A Komfort ticket entitles one person to use the Fast Track security lane.[4],[5]
Reduced-mobility assistance
PRM assistance at Warsaw Chopin Airport is free of charge. The airport asks you to notify your carrier or tour operator when booking or buying your ticket, no later than 48 hours before departure; without that notice it will still provide assistance, but waiting may be longer.[6]
If you are already at the airport, you can ask at the SOS pillars (four in the departures area and one in the terminal–railway station connector), at the airport information desks in departures zones AB and D and arrivals zone AB, or at your flight's check-in counters. Staff aim to assist within 10 minutes for passengers who gave notice at least 48 hours ahead.[6]
Passengers with reduced mobility can have the free stay in the Kiss & Fly zone extended up to 20 minutes by telling the intercom when taking the entry ticket. Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyards are free at the information desks on the Departures level in zones AB and D.[6]
Executive Lounges
The airport runs three pay-in Executive Lounges: Fantazja, Preludium and Etiuda. Fantazja is in the Schengen zone near gates 37-36 on level 1 and opens daily from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Preludium is in the Schengen zone near gates 34-35 on level 0 and opens 5:00 a.m – 10:00 p.m.[7],[8],[9]
Etiuda is in the non-Schengen zone near gates 1N–4N on level 0 and opens daily from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Entry to each lounge is possible up to 3 hours before departure.[8],[9],[10]
The airport lists a single entry at 210 PLN and a 12-month annual pass at 230 PLN online; its page shows no date for these prices, so they are the prices on 5 October 2026 and should be checked. You can also buy a single-entry ticket at any lounge reception (cash or card), or at one of two card-only kiosks in the departures hall next to the Fast Track entrances.[7]
Checked against Frederic Chopin Airport’s and the transport operators’ own pages on 5 Oct 2026. Fares, timetables and facilities change; confirm on the linked source before you travel.
Climate at WAW, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 52.17°, 20.97° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: August (average high 26°C). Coolest: January (1°C high, -4°C low). Wettest: July (81 mm); driest: March (35 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1°C | -4°C | 46 mm | |
| Feb | 3°C | -3°C | 43 mm | |
| Mar | 9°C | -1°C | 35 mm | |
| Apr | 14°C | 3°C | 45 mm | |
| May | 19°C | 8°C | 61 mm | |
| Jun | 25°C | 14°C | 63 mm | |
| Jul | 26°C | 15°C | 81 mm | |
| Aug | 26°C | 15°C | 67 mm | |
| Sep | 22°C | 11°C | 58 mm | |
| Oct | 14°C | 6°C | 61 mm | |
| Nov | 7°C | 1°C | 40 mm | |
| Dec | 2°C | -2°C | 48 mm |
Airports near Warsaw
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- SzymanyOlsztyn-Mazury AirportSZY30 km
- WarsawWarsaw-Modlin AirportWMI38 km
- RadomRadom AirportRDO88 km
- LodzLodz Lublinek AirportLCJ119 km
- SwidnikLublin AirportLUZ158 km
- BrestBrest AirportBQT199 km
- BydgoszczBydgoszcz AirportBZG227 km
- KatowiceKatowice International AirportKTW231 km
- RzeszowRzeszow International AirportRZE240 km
Frederic Chopin Airport: common questions
Where is Frederic Chopin Airport?
Frederic Chopin Airport serves Warsaw, Poland. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 52.166°, 20.967°.
What are the airport codes for Frederic Chopin Airport?
The IATA code is WAW and the ICAO code is EPWA.
What time zone is WAW in?
Frederic Chopin Airport is in the Europe/Warsaw time zone.
What is the official website of Frederic Chopin Airport?
The airport’s official website is lotnisko-chopina.pl/pl/index.html. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Frederic Chopin Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at WAW: 15/33 (3,690 m (12,106 ft), asphalt); 11/29 (2,800 m (9,186 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from WAW?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from WAW to 143 destinations in 57 countries, the most in Italy (15), Spain (13) and Poland (8). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did Frederic Chopin Airport open?
Wikidata gives 29 April 1934 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Frederic Chopin Airport?
Wikidata records 21.3 million passengers for 2024, the latest year it holds.
Which airlines have a hub at WAW?
Wikidata lists WAW as a hub of Enter Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Royal Wings, Smartwings Poland and SprintAir.
How far is WAW from Warsaw city centre?
Frederic Chopin Airport is about 7.8 km south-southwest of Warsaw city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
How much is the taxi from Warsaw Chopin Airport to the city centre?
The airport gives the taxi fare to the city centre as approx. 50 PLN. Uber self-service kiosks are in the baggage reclaim hall and the arrivals hall.
How long does public transport take from Chopin Airport to central Warsaw?
The airport gives the travel time to the CENTRUM stop as approx. 30 minutes and advises buying at least a 75-minute ticket.
Is PRM assistance at Warsaw Chopin Airport free?
Yes. The airport says the service is free of charge and asks you to notify your carrier or tour operator no later than 48 hours before departure.
How much is Express parking at Chopin Airport?
On the airport's price list as read on 5 October 2026, Express costs PLN 15 for up to 30 minutes, PLN 30 for each additional hour or part thereof and PLN 350 for 24 hours. Check the current list before you travel.
Which Executive Lounge is in the non-Schengen zone?
Etiuda, near gates 1N–4N on level 0, open daily from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Fantazja and Preludium are in the Schengen zone.
How long is free parking in the Kiss & Fly zone?
Free parking is available for up to 7 minutes, up to 3 times per day, according to the airport.
Sources
Terminals, transport and parking were checked by hand against the numbered sources below on 5 Oct 2026. Every other section comes from the dataset listed, with its date where the dataset has one.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record4 Sept 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q465071 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportChecked by hand: numbered sources below5 Oct 2026
- [1]Check-in at the airport – Warsaw Chopin Airport — Warsaw Chopin Airport (Polish Airports)
- [2]Modernisation works – Warsaw Chopin Airport — Warsaw Chopin Airport (Polish Airports)
- [3]To and from the Warsaw Chopin Airport – Warsaw Chopin Airport — Warsaw Chopin Airport (Polish Airports)
- [4]Official Parking – Warsaw Chopin Airport — Warsaw Chopin Airport (Polish Airports)
- [5]Parking price lists and regulations – Warsaw Chopin Airport — Warsaw Chopin Airport (Polish Airports)
- [6]PRM assistance – Warsaw Chopin Airport — Warsaw Chopin Airport (Polish Airports)
- [7]Executive Lounges – Warsaw Chopin Airport — Warsaw Chopin Airport (Polish Airports)
- [8]Fantazja Executive Lounge – Warsaw Chopin Airport — Warsaw Chopin Airport (Polish Airports)
- [9]Preludium Executive Lounge – Warsaw Chopin Airport — Warsaw Chopin Airport (Polish Airports)
- [10]Etiuda Executive Lounge – Warsaw Chopin Airport — Warsaw Chopin Airport (Polish Airports)
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