KTW · Katowice, Poland
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 50.4760° N, 19.0807° E
Katowice Airport
Airport in Pyrzowice, Poland
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for KTW
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2613; ident EPKT; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
katowice.airport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Katowice Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
KTW / EPKT
OurAirports ident
EPKT
GPS / local code
EPKT
ISO region
PL-SL
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
katowice.airport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1162558
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
76 km
Approximate distance to central Katowice.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Warsaw
Languages
Polish
Currency
PLN (zł)
Country area
312,679 km²
Passenger volume
7.3 million passengers (2025)
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
10,499 ft / 3,200 m
Runway surface
concrete
Opened / operator
1966
Owner / entity
Q1162558
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Katowice, Poland. Katowice's built-up core sits roughly 76 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Warsaw (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW / EPKT) is at 50.4760° N, 19.0807° E, elevation 995 ft (303 m), serving Katowice, Poland.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Katowice is in Poland (capital Warsaw); on Europe/Warsaw (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: Polish; currency: PLN (zł).
Distance from central Katowice: 76 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for KTW.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW / EPKT)
Katowice Airport · Airport in Pyrzowice, Poland
Known label 1
Pyrzowice
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KTW, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Dąbrowa Górnicza
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KTW, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Katowice
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KTW, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 4
Silesia
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KTW, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 5
GOP
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KTW, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
EPKT · EPKT · PL-SL
katowice.airport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the fourth-busiest airport in Poland by passenger volumes, with just shy of 7.3 million passengers in 2025.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for KTW; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty Airport is an international airport, located in Pyrzowice, 30 km (19 mi) north of Katowice, Poland.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Radzionków
radzionkow · 15 km from KTW
Poland · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · population 17,167 · city coordinates 50.4003, 18.9023
2. Piekary Śląskie
piekary-slaskie · 15 km from KTW
Poland · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · population 59,757 · city coordinates 50.3802, 18.9265
3. Tarnowskie Góry
tarnowskie-gory · 16 km from KTW
Poland · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · population 60,938 · city coordinates 50.4455, 18.8615
4. Siemianowice Śląskie
siemianowice-slaskie · 17 km from KTW
Poland · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · population 73,121 · city coordinates 50.3274, 19.0290
5. Będzin
bedzin · 17 km from KTW
Poland · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · population 58,236 · city coordinates 50.3261, 19.1257
6. Bytom
bytom · 18 km from KTW
Poland · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · population 189,186 · city coordinates 50.3480, 18.9328
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. KRK EPKK
Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Balice
67 km from KTW · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · elevation 791 ft (241 m) · airport coordinates 50.0777, 19.7848
2. LCJ EPLL
Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport · Łódź
140 km from KTW · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · elevation 604 ft (184 m) · airport coordinates 51.7219, 19.3981
3. WRO EPWR
Copernicus Wrocław Airport · Wrocław
170 km from KTW · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · elevation 404 ft (123 m) · airport coordinates 51.1037, 16.8821
4. WAW EPWA
Warsaw Chopin Airport · Warsaw
229 km from KTW · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · elevation 362 ft (110 m) · airport coordinates 52.1657, 20.9671
5. PED LKPD
Pardubice Airport · Pardubice
243 km from KTW · Europe/Prague · +0h · elevation 741 ft (226 m) · airport coordinates 50.0150, 15.7398
Route-time reference set
1. KTW-KRK
Balice · 67 km · 55m
Europe/Warsaw · +0h from KTW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. KTW-LCJ
Łódź · 140 km · 1h 1m
Europe/Warsaw · +0h from KTW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. KTW-WRO
Wrocław · 170 km · 1h 3m
Europe/Warsaw · +0h from KTW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. KTW-WAW
Warsaw · 229 km · 1h 7m
Europe/Warsaw · +0h from KTW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. KTW-PED
Pardubice · 243 km · 1h 8m
Europe/Prague · +0h from KTW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 10,499 ft / 3,200 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for KTW.
Runway identifiers
08/26
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. KRK EPKK
Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Balice · 67 km from KTW
large airport · Europe/Warsaw · poland · 791 ft (241 m) · 50.0777, 19.7848
2. LCJ EPLL
Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport · Łódź · 140 km from KTW
large airport · Europe/Warsaw · poland · 604 ft (184 m) · 51.7219, 19.3981
3. WRO EPWR
Copernicus Wrocław Airport · Wrocław · 170 km from KTW
large airport · Europe/Warsaw · poland · 404 ft (123 m) · 51.1037, 16.8821
4. WAW EPWA
Warsaw Chopin Airport · Warsaw · 229 km from KTW
large airport · Europe/Warsaw · poland · 362 ft (110 m) · 52.1657, 20.9671
5. WMI EPMO
Warsaw Modlin Airport · Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki · 245 km from KTW
large airport · Europe/Warsaw · poland · 341 ft (104 m) · 52.4511, 20.6518
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is the fourth-busiest airport in Poland by passenger volumes, with just shy of 7.3 million passengers in 2025.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for KTW.
Source note 2
It is also the second-busiest airport in the country by cargo volume and the largest origin of charter flights in Poland.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for KTW.
Country and authority
KTW sits in Poland (Republic of Poland), whose capital is Warsaw. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Central Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Polish. Currency context: PLN (zł). KTW is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
KTW is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Pyrzowice, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Katowice, Silesia, GOP, Silesia Metropolis. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Pyrzowice, Poland. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the fourth-busiest airport in Poland by passenger volumes, with just shy of 7.3 million passengers in 2025. Location cue: Katowice Wojciech Korfanty Airport is an international airport, located in Pyrzowice, 30 km (19 mi) north of Katowice, Poland.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1162558 · Katowice International Airport. Administrative area: Pyrzowice · Tarnowskie Góry county. Named after: Katowice · Pyrzowice. Entity official-site cross-check: katowice-airport.com
Field and clock profile
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport is a low-elevation field at 995 ft (303 m), positioned at 50.4760° N, 19.0807° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 10,499 ft / 3,200 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Warsaw (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Radzionków is the closest retained city-time anchor at 15 km. KRK Balice is the closest retained airport alternative at 67 km.
Country airport peers
KTW is compared with KRK Balice at 67 km, LCJ Łódź at 140 km, WRO Wrocław at 170 km, WAW Warsaw at 229 km, WMI Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki at 245 km inside the retained Poland airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
KTW-KRK Balice: 67 km, about 55m, +0h. KTW-LCJ Łódź: 140 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. KTW-WRO Wrocław: 170 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. KTW-WAW Warsaw: 229 km, about 1h 7m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EPKT backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. katowice.airport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
7.3 million passengers (2025)
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 10,499 ft / 3,200 m
Runway identifiers
08/26
OurAirports classifies KTW as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Katowice.
KTW (EPKT) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 7.3 million passengers (2025), operating from a low-elevation field at 995 ft (303 m).
KTW sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
KTW's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 10,499 ft / 3,200 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete.
A specific operator or management record for KTW is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- It is the fourth-busiest airport in Poland by passenger volumes, with just shy of 7.3 million passengers in 2025.
- It is also the second-busiest airport in the country by cargo volume and the largest origin of charter flights in Poland.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at katowice.airport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for KTW
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
KTW uses Europe/Warsaw (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport is about 76 km from central Katowice; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
KRK Balice is the closest retained alternate at 67 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
katowice.airport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place KTW inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
KTW ranks #2 in the curated Poland airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 6 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
KTW shares Europe/Warsaw with KRK Balice PL · LCJ Łódź PL · WAW Warsaw PL · WMI Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki PL · WRO Wrocław PL. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
KTW is 995 ft (303 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include TRN 989 ft (301 m) (6 ft delta) · OMA 984 ft (300 m) (11 ft delta) · TYS 981 ft (299 m) (14 ft delta) · NDJ 968 ft (295 m) (27 ft delta) · ATL 1,026 ft (313 m) (31 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
KTW's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are KRK 67 km +0h · LCJ 140 km +0h · WRO 170 km +0h · WAW 229 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balice | KRK | 67 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Łódź | LCJ | 140 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Wrocław | WRO | 170 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Warsaw | WAW | 229 km | 1h 7m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Pardubice | PED | 243 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
KTW to KRK
Balice
Distance 67 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone Europe/Warsaw is +0h from KTW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KTW to LCJ
Łódź
Distance 140 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone Europe/Warsaw is +0h from KTW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KTW to WRO
Wrocław
Distance 170 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone Europe/Warsaw is +0h from KTW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Katowice, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Kraków is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from KTW, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Radzionków
radzionkow · 15 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Piekary Śląskie
piekary-slaskie · 15 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tarnowskie Góry
tarnowskie-gory · 16 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Siemianowice Śląskie
siemianowice-slaskie · 17 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Będzin
bedzin · 17 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bytom
bytom · 18 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Czeladź
czeladz · 18 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dąbrowa Górnicza
dabrowa-gornicza · 18 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chorzów
chorzow · 20 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Myszków
myszkow · 20 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sosnowiec
sosnowiec · 21 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Świętochłowice
swietochlowice · 23 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Balice (KRK), Łódź (LCJ), Wrocław (WRO). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 7.3 million passengers (2025).
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 10,499 ft / 3,200 m; identifiers 08/26.
- Runway surfaces: concrete; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1966.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from KTW. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Kraków John Paul II International AirportKRK
Balice · large airport
- Distance
- 67 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 791 ft (241 m)
Compare against KRK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Łódź Władysław Reymont AirportLCJ
Łódź · large airport
- Distance
- 140 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 604 ft (184 m)
Compare against LCJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Copernicus Wrocław AirportWRO
Wrocław · large airport
- Distance
- 170 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 404 ft (123 m)
Compare against WRO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Warsaw Chopin AirportWAW
Warsaw · large airport
- Distance
- 229 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 362 ft (110 m)
Compare against WAW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Pardubice AirportPED
Pardubice · large airport
- Distance
- 243 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 741 ft (226 m)
Compare against PED when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) in?▾
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport is in the Europe/Warsaw timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport?▾
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport uses IATA code KTW and ICAO code EPKT.
Where is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport located?▾
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport is located in Katowice, Poland at coordinates 50.4760° N, 19.0807° E, with an elevation of 995 ft (303 m) (low-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport from central Katowice?▾
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport sits roughly 76 km from the nearest mapped city center for Katowice.
Which route reference is most useful from KTW?▾
Balice (KRK) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone Europe/Warsaw, and a +0h difference from KTW.
What other airports in Poland are close peers to KTW?▾
KTW's curated peers in Poland on this site include KRK Balice, LCJ Łódź, WRO Wrocław, plus 2 more.
How many runways does Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport have?▾
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 10,499 ft / 3,200 m; identifiers include 08/26.