Wrocław Strachowice International Airport
Description:
Copernicus Airport is a commercial international airport located 10 kilometers from the center of Wroclaw, in southwestern Poland. Currently, companies such as RyanAir, Wizz Air, LOT, EuroLOT, OLT Express and Lufthansa are based here, as well as Scandinavian Airlines Systems. Nicolaus Copernicus was named after the airport on December 6, 2005.
The history of this airport began in the 1930s, when the airfield was built here, used for the needs of the German army, and in February 1945 the airport was occupied by Soviet troops. In June 1945, civil aviation was located here. The first international flights were opened at Copernicus Airport in January 1993. After 6 years, the construction of a cargo terminal, an international hall and the installation of a new meteorological system were completed here.
In 2015, it is planned to increase the runway to 3000 m, expand the taxiway, apron and parking, as well as improve navigation equipment. At the first stage of the restoration, the passenger capacity of the airport has already been increased to 3.5 million people per year.
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