WAW · Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw Chopin Airport.
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Warsaw Chopin Airport
Airport in Warsaw, Poland
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for WAW
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 2637; ident EPWA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
lotnisko-chopina.pl
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Warsaw Chopin 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
WAW / EPWA
OurAirports ident
EPWA
GPS / local code
EPWA
ISO region
PL-MZ
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
lotnisko-chopina.pl
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q465071
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, 8:20 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
7.7 km
Approximate distance to central Warsaw.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Warsaw
Languages
Polish
Currency
PLN (zł)
Country area
312,679 km²
Passenger volume
24.1 million passengers (2025)
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
12,106 ft / 3,690 m
Runway surface
ASPH (2)
Opened / operator
1934
Owner / entity
Q465071
Hub airlines
LOT Polish Airlines, a base for Enter Air, Wizz Air
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Warsaw Chopin Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Warsaw, Poland. Warsaw's built-up core sits roughly 7.7 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Warsaw (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 4 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW / EPWA) is at 52.1657° N, 20.9671° E, elevation 362 ft (110 m), serving Warsaw, 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.
Warsaw is in Poland (capital Warsaw); on Europe/Warsaw (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: Polish; currency: PLN (zł).
Distance from central Warsaw: 8 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 WAW.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW / EPWA)
Warsaw Chopin Airport · Airport in Warsaw, Poland
Known label 1
Okęcie
Alternate airport-name cue retained for WAW, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Warszawa
Alternate airport-name cue retained for WAW, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
EPWA · EPWA · PL-MZ
lotnisko-chopina.pl · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the busiest airport in Poland and the 28th busiest airport in Europe with 24.1 million passengers in 2025, handling approximately a third of the country's total air passenger traffic.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for WAW; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Włochy
wlochy · 2.1 km from WAW
Poland · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · population 36,276 · city coordinates 52.1794, 20.9461
2. Mokotów
mokotow · 5.6 km from WAW
Poland · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · population 217,683 · city coordinates 52.1934, 21.0349
3. Ursynów
ursynow · 5.9 km from WAW
Poland · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · population 149,775 · city coordinates 52.1505, 21.0504
4. Ochota
ochota · 6.3 km from WAW
Poland · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · population 82,774 · city coordinates 52.2210, 20.9853
5. Ursus
ursus · 6.5 km from WAW
Poland · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · population 47,285 · city coordinates 52.1952, 20.8842
6. Wola
wola · 7.7 km from WAW
Poland · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · population 140,958 · city coordinates 52.2348, 20.9600
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. WMI EPMO
Warsaw Modlin Airport · Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
38 km from WAW · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · elevation 341 ft (104 m) · airport coordinates 52.4511, 20.6518
2. LCJ EPLL
Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport · Łódź
118 km from WAW · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · elevation 604 ft (184 m) · airport coordinates 51.7219, 19.3981
3. KTW EPKT
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport · Katowice
229 km from WAW · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · elevation 995 ft (303 m) · airport coordinates 50.4760, 19.0807
4. KRK EPKK
Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Balice
246 km from WAW · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · elevation 791 ft (241 m) · airport coordinates 50.0777, 19.7848
Route-time reference set
1. WAW-LCJ
Łódź · 118 km · 59m
Europe/Warsaw · +0h from WAW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. WAW-KTW
Katowice · 229 km · 1h 7m
Europe/Warsaw · +0h from WAW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. WAW-KRK
Balice · 246 km · 1h 9m
Europe/Warsaw · +0h from WAW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 12,106 ft / 3,690 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
ASPH (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for WAW.
Runway identifiers
11/29 · 15/33
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. WMI EPMO
Warsaw Modlin Airport · Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki · 38 km from WAW
large airport · Europe/Warsaw · poland · 341 ft (104 m) · 52.4511, 20.6518
2. LCJ EPLL
Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport · Łódź · 118 km from WAW
large airport · Europe/Warsaw · poland · 604 ft (184 m) · 51.7219, 19.3981
3. KTW EPKT
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport · Katowice · 229 km from WAW
large airport · Europe/Warsaw · poland · 995 ft (303 m) · 50.4760, 19.0807
4. KRK EPKK
Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Balice · 246 km from WAW
large airport · Europe/Warsaw · poland · 791 ft (241 m) · 50.0777, 19.7848
5. WRO EPWR
Copernicus Wrocław Airport · Wrocław · 306 km from WAW
large airport · Europe/Warsaw · poland · 404 ft (123 m) · 51.1037, 16.8821
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is the busiest airport in Poland and the 28th busiest airport in Europe with 24.1 million passengers in 2025, handling approximately a third of the country's total air passenger traffic.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for WAW.
Source note 2
The airport is a central hub for LOT Polish Airlines as well as a base for Enter Air and Wizz Air.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for WAW.
Country and authority
WAW 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). WAW is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
WAW is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Okęcie, Warszawa. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Warsaw, 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 busiest airport in Poland and the 28th busiest airport in Europe with 24.1 million passengers in 2025, handling approximately a third of the country's total air passenger traffic.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q465071 · Warsaw Chopin Airport. Administrative area: Okęcie. Named after: Warsaw · Frédéric Chopin · Okęcie. Entity official-site cross-check: lotnisko-chopina.pl
Field and clock profile
Warsaw Chopin Airport is a low-elevation field at 362 ft (110 m), positioned at 52.1657° N, 20.9671° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 12,106 ft / 3,690 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
Włochy is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.1 km. WMI Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki is the closest retained airport alternative at 38 km.
Country airport peers
WAW is compared with WMI Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki at 38 km, LCJ Łódź at 118 km, KTW Katowice at 229 km, KRK Balice at 246 km, WRO Wrocław at 306 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
WAW-LCJ Łódź: 118 km, about 59m, +0h. WAW-KTW Katowice: 229 km, about 1h 7m, +0h. WAW-KRK Balice: 246 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EPWA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. lotnisko-chopina.pl 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
24.1 million passengers (2025)
Airline role
LOT Polish Airlines, a base for Enter Air, Wizz Air
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 12,106 ft / 3,690 m
Runway identifiers
11/29, 15/33
OurAirports classifies WAW as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
WAW (EPWA) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 24.1 million passengers (2025), operating from a low-elevation field at 362 ft (110 m).
WAW sits in a broader regional network with 4 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
WAW's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 12,106 ft / 3,690 m and source surfaces recorded as ASPH (2).
A specific operator or management record for WAW is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- It is the busiest airport in Poland and the 28th busiest airport in Europe with 24.1 million passengers in 2025, handling approximately a third of the country's total air passenger traffic.
- The airport is a central hub for LOT Polish Airlines as well as a base for Enter Air and Wizz Air.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at lotnisko-chopina.pl, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for WAW
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
WAW uses Europe/Warsaw (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Warsaw Chopin Airport is about 7.7 km from central Warsaw; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
WMI Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki is the closest retained alternate at 38 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
lotnisko-chopina.pl 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 WAW inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
WAW ranks #4 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
WAW shares Europe/Warsaw with KRK Balice PL · KTW Katowice PL · LCJ Łódź PL · WMI Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki PL · WRO Wrocław PL. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
WAW is 362 ft (110 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include FRA 364 ft (111 m) (2 ft delta) · BVA 359 ft (109 m) (3 ft delta) · OVB 365 ft (111 m) (3 ft delta) · LIN 353 ft (108 m) (9 ft delta) · ZAG 353 ft (108 m) (9 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
WAW's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are WMI 38 km +0h · LCJ 118 km +0h · KTW 229 km +0h · KRK 246 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Łódź | LCJ | 118 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Katowice | KTW | 229 km | 1h 7m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Balice | KRK | 246 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
WAW to LCJ
Łódź
Distance 118 km; estimated travel window 59m; destination zone Europe/Warsaw is +0h from WAW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
WAW to KTW
Katowice
Distance 229 km; estimated travel window 1h 7m; destination zone Europe/Warsaw is +0h from WAW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
WAW to KRK
Balice
Distance 246 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone Europe/Warsaw is +0h from WAW. 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
Central Warsaw is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Warsaw 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.
Warsaw Chopin Airport has 4 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 WAW, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Włochy
wlochy · 2.1 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mokotów
mokotow · 5.6 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ursynów
ursynow · 5.9 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ochota
ochota · 6.3 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ursus
ursus · 6.5 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wola
wola · 7.7 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Warsaw
warsaw · 7.7 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Śródmieście
srodmiescie · 7.8 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kabaty
kabaty · 8.7 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Piastów
piastow · 8.9 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Piaseczno
piaseczno · 10 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pruszków
pruszkow · 11 km · Europe/Warsaw
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Warsaw Chopin Airport is associated in the current source trail with LOT Polish Airlines, a base for Enter Air, Wizz Air, Enter Air, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Łódź (LCJ), Katowice (KTW), Balice (KRK). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 24.1 million passengers (2025).
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 12,106 ft / 3,690 m; identifiers 11/29, 15/33.
- Runway surfaces: ASPH (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1934.
- Network role: LOT Polish Airlines, a base for Enter Air, Wizz Air, Enter Air.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from WAW. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Warsaw Modlin AirportWMI
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki · large airport
- Distance
- 38 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 341 ft (104 m)
Compare against WMI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Łódź Władysław Reymont AirportLCJ
Łódź · large airport
- Distance
- 118 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.
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportKTW
Katowice · large airport
- Distance
- 229 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 995 ft (303 m)
Compare against KTW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kraków John Paul II International AirportKRK
Balice · large airport
- Distance
- 246 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.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) in?▾
Warsaw Chopin Airport is in the Europe/Warsaw timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Warsaw Chopin Airport?▾
Warsaw Chopin Airport uses IATA code WAW and ICAO code EPWA.
Where is Warsaw Chopin Airport located?▾
Warsaw Chopin Airport is located in Warsaw, Poland at coordinates 52.1657° N, 20.9671° E, with an elevation of 362 ft (110 m) (low-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Warsaw Chopin Airport from central Warsaw?▾
Warsaw Chopin Airport sits roughly 7.7 km from the nearest mapped city center for Warsaw.
Which route reference is most useful from WAW?▾
Łódź (LCJ) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 59m, destination timezone Europe/Warsaw, and a +0h difference from WAW.
What other airports in Poland are close peers to WAW?▾
WAW's curated peers in Poland on this site include WMI Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, LCJ Łódź, KTW Katowice, plus 2 more.
How many runways does Warsaw Chopin Airport have?▾
Warsaw Chopin Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,106 ft / 3,690 m; identifiers include 11/29, 15/33.