Warsaw Modlin Airport

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Originally designed for military use in the Second Polish Republic in 1937, it was not opened by Polish authorities. Instead, it was made operational during World War II in 1940 as an airbase by the German Luftwaffe in occupied Poland.

After being seized by the 47th Artillery Regiment of the Red Army, the airport became a temporary base for the Red Army Air Force. After 1945, the Modlin airfield came under the command of the Polish Air Force. From 1976 to the 1990s the 45th Air Experimental Squadron was based here. In 2000, the Polish Ministry of National Defence declared the airfield closed.{{cite web|url=http://www.modlinairport.pl/site/history |title=History of Modlin Aerodrome |access-date=2008-02-29}} The airport's runway was in poor condition and lacked proper lighting and modern radio navigation aids such as an Instrument Landing System.

Subsequently, much of its original area was made available as capital in a joint management limited liability company created to run the future airport, Port Lotniczy Mazowsze Warszawa-Modlin Sp. z o.o. The airport was converted for civilian use, primarily as a replacement for the now closed Etiuda terminal for low-cost carriers at Warsaw's main airport, this idea emerged in the early 2000s.{{cite web|url=http://www.warsaw-life.com/news/news/182-Warsaw's_Second_Airport_Under_Construction

|title=Dec. 2004: The new airport could open as early as June 2005

|access-date=2008-02-29}} Numerous projected opening dates had slipped,

{{cite web|url=http://www.warsawvoice.pl/view/13655/

|title=Jan, 2007: The new airport in Modlin was once scheduled to open in October 2008

|access-date=2008-02-29}} and business plans with extensive infrastructure improvements, including a new passenger terminal, had been proposed without any actual progress in the construction for some time. An environmental assessment was completed as well.Krzysztof Smietana, [http://miasta.gazeta.pl/warszawa/1,87872,4786377.html "Z Modlina polecimy dopiero w 2010 roku"], Gazeta.pl, 21 December 2007. Link accessed 2008-03-06. {{in lang|pl}} A schedule, announced in February 2008

{{cite web|url=http://gospodarka.gazeta.pl/gospodarka/1,77367,4965104.html

|title=Feb 2008: Modlin airport expected to start operating in 1Q2010

|access-date=2008-02-29|language=pl}}{{cite web|url=http://polishmarket.com.pl/document/:16181?p=%2FMONITOR+GOSPODARCZY%2F |title="Flying in to Modlin" in Polish Market Online |access-date=2008-03-04}} had the airport opening for business in early 2010. On 8 February 2010, the airport was registered officially as a civil airport by the Polish Aviation Authority (Urząd Lotnictwa Cywilnego).{{cite web|url=http://www.modlinairport.pl/|title=Warsaw Modlin Airport|work=modlinairport.pl}}

In September 2009, it was announced{{cite news | title=Warsaw to have second airport | date=2009-09-10 | url =http://www.polishmarket.com.pl/document/:21067?p=%2FMONITOR+GOSPODARCZY%2F | work =Polish Market Online | access-date = 2009-09-21 }} that tenders were being accepted and funding had been secured from the EU for an opening in 2011, in time for the Euro 2012 Football Tournament. Construction works finally began in October 2010 and were expected to be completed before Euro 2012;{{cite news | title = Works at Modlin airport get under way | date = 2010-10-11 | url = http://www.thenews.pl/business/artykul141288.html | work = Polskie Radio | access-date = 2010-10-11}} however the deadline was not met and instead the airport began to operate in July 2012.

A new 5 km rail spur branching off from the existing Warsaw–Gdynia line will be built with an underground station at the airport, theoretically providing a 30-minute commute to Warsaw centre.

Although the first aircraft was meant to depart Modlin on 16 July 2012, the airport was officially inaugurated the day before, and the first passenger flight from Budapest arrived at the airport around 17:30.{{in lang|pl}} [http://tvp.info/informacje/polska/lotnisko-w-podwarszawskim-modlinie-otwarte/7998388/ Pierwsze lądowanie na lotnisku w Modlinie!] Low-cost-airlines Wizz Air and Ryanair started to use the airport as bases.

On 22 December 2012, it was announced that the runway at the airport would be closed to larger aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 indefinitely for safety reasons. Ryanair confirmed on the day of the runway closure it would divert all aircraft to Warsaw-Chopin Airport until the runway was repaired. Wizz Air also confirmed that it would route its flights to Chopin Airport until Modlin re-opened. The official re-opening took place over six months later on 4 July 2013 after construction works to fix the runway had been completed. On 17 July 2013, Wizz Air announced it would not return to Modlin despite its re-opening, but stay at Warsaw-Chopin Airport instead. Ryanair returned to Modlin on 30 September 2013 and since added more routes to its initial schedule.{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/148572,Flights-finally-resume-at-Modlin-Airport|title=Flights finally resume at Modlin Airport}}

On 19 September 2013, the Category I Instrument Landing System was officially ready for use. At the same time tests began for the Category II Instrument Landing System which was ready for use by 1 May 2014.

In October 2015, the airport welcomed its 5th millionth passenger overall.{{cite web|url=http://en.modlinairport.pl/modlin-en-new/web/airport/news/there-are-5-million-of-us.html|title=Warsaw Modlin Airport|website=Warsaw Modlin Airport}} In December of the same year, an airport lounge was inaugurated.{{cite web|url=http://en.modlinairport.pl/modlin-en-new/web/airport/news/warsaw-modlin-airport-the-airport-that-flies-high.html|title=Warsaw Modlin Airport|website=Warsaw Modlin Airport}}

Since the inauguration of the new airport, its only current user Ryanair increased the network served from Modlin to 35 destinations by April 2016.[http://en.modlinairport.pl/modlin-en-new/web/airport/news/even-more-ryanair-in-modlin.html modlinairport.pl - Even more Ryanair in Modlin] 1 April 2016 From October 31, 2022, the airport began cooperation with Air Moldova, offering flights to the capital of Moldova, Chișinău.

The airport features a new, one-storey passenger terminal building containing all departures and arrivals facilities as well as some shops. The apron features stands for 10 aircraft. As there are no jet-bridges, bus and walk boarding is used.{{cite web|url=http://en.modlinairport.pl/modlin-en-new/web/airport/infrastructure/airport-plan.html|title=Warsaw Modlin Airport|website=Warsaw Modlin Airport}}

The airport has one asphalt runway {{Convert|2500|m|4=0|abbr=on}} long and {{Convert|60|m|4=0|abbr=on}} wide at an elevation of {{Convert|104|m|abbr=on}},{{cite web|url=http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=PL00079 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217020953/http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=PL00079 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 17, 2013 |title=World Aeronautical Database |access-date=2008-03-03}} which also features a parallel taxiway along its entire length.

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Modlin:[http://en.modlinairport.pl/modlin-en-new/web/passenger/timetable/network-map-1.html modlinairport.pl - Network map] retrieved 29 March 2017

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| Ryanair[https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/ ryanair.com] | Alicante,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki, Poland|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=785}} Barcelona, Bari, Beauvais, Bergamo, Bologna, Budapest,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220902-frnw22bud|title=Ryanair NW22 Budapest Service Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=2 September 2022|accessdate=31 March 2025|language=en}} Catania, Charleroi,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220920-frnw22be|title=Ryanair NW22 Belgium Network Adjustment|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=20 September 2022|accessdate=31 March 2025|language=en}} Dublin, Edinburgh,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230330-rkns23|title=Ryanair Moves Additional Routes to Ryanair UK in NS23|website=Aeroroutes}} Eindhoven, Helsinki, Kaunas, Leeds/Bradford (ends 28 March 2025),{{cite web |title=Ryanair NS25 Discontinued Routes – 02MAR25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250306-frns25cxld |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=6 March 2025}} Lisbon, Liverpool (ends 27 March 2025), London–Stansted,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220922-frnw22320|title=Ryanair NW22 London Stansted A320 Network Additions|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=22 September 2022|accessdate=31 March 2025|language=en}} Madrid, Málaga, Malta, Manchester,{{cite web | url=https://poznan.wyborcza.pl/poznan/7,36001,30764897,nowe-polaczenie-lotnicze-z-poznania-tym-razem-na-poludnie-hiszpanii.html | title=Wyborcza.pl }} Naples, Paphos, Porto, Riga, Rome–Ciampino, Sandefjord, Stockholm–Arlanda, Tel Aviv,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23|title=Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23|website=Aeroroutes}}{{cite web | url=https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en | title=Ryanair }} Tenerife–South, Tirana,{{cite web | url=https://www.fly4free.pl/2-nowe-trasy-ryanaira-z-polski-2/ | title=17 nowych tras Ryanaira, w tym 2 z Polski! To zupełna nowość - do tego kraju jeszcze nie latali }} Treviso, Valencia{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23|title=Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23|website=Aeroroutes}}
Seasonal: Athens, Burgas, Cagliari, Chania, Cologne/Bonn,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23 | title=Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23 }} Copenhagen,https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23 Corfu, Faro, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Rhodes, Rimini, Shannon,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23 | title=Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23 }} Thessaloniki,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23 | title=Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23 }} Trapani, Zadar, Zakynthos

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Into-plane fueling services are handled by BGS.{{cite web|url=https://airlinergs.com/issue-article/european-ground-handling/|title=European Ground Handling|website=Airline Ground Services|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-07-01}}

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The airport is located 35 km north-west of Warsaw near national road 62, which is connected to expressway S7 that leads to Warsaw city center and Gdańsk.[http://en.modlinairport.pl/modlin-en-new/web/passenger/access/location-1.html modlinairport.pl - Access] retrieved 13 August 2016

Two coach operators, ModlinBus and OKbus, provide services from the airport to Warsaw and Łódź and the towns of Biała Podlaska, Toruń, Ciechocinek, Włocławek, and Płock several times a day.

The airport itself does not have a railway station, however, there are frequent shuttle bus services to the railway station in Modlin (distance of 4 km), where local or long-distance trains depart to Warsaw up to 62 times a day. 21 of these services (every 60 minutes) run via Warsaw Central station to Warsaw Chopin Airport while others terminate at Warsaw West station. In the other direction, most services terminate at Modlin while some continue to Działdowo.

There is however an unelectrified, disused branch line formerly for military use branching off from Modlin railway station to Modlin Airport Parking Lot 7{{cite web | url=http://siskom.waw.pl/kp-kolej-modlin.htm | title=SISKOM - Linia kolejowa do lotniska w Modlinie }} (with another branch ending near the New Modlin Orthodox cemetery) that can potentially be refurbished and reactivated for passenger service.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/polish/domestic/story/2005/07/050706_modlin.shtml |title=Port lotniczy Modlin |lang=Polish |trans-title=Modlin airport |work=BBCPolska.com |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=July 6, 2005 |accessdate=2022-09-16}} A future railway station built underneath the Modlin Airport terminal building has been in discussion since December 2009, with a potential connection to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Warsaw city centre by SKM commuter rail estimated to be established only after 2023.{{cite web | url=https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,25922582,koleja-do-lotniska-modlin-dopiero-po-2023-r-struzik-inwestycja.html?disableRedirects=true | title=Wyborcza.pl }}

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