Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
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| Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport Port Lotniczy Gdańsk im. Lecha Wałęsy |
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| Passenger terminal façade with airport logo incorporating Lech Wałęsa's signature | |||
| IATA: GDN – ICAO: EPGD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner/Operator | Port Lotniczy Gdańsk Spółka z.o.o. | ||
| Location | Gdańsk, Poland | ||
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| Elevation AMSL | 149 m / 489 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 54°22′39″N 018°27′58″E / 54.3775°N 18.46611°ECoordinates: 54°22′39″N 018°27′58″E / 54.3775°N 18.46611°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 11/29 | 2,800 | 9,186 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Number of Passengers | 1,715,758 | ||
| Aircraft Movements | 17,672 (2006) | ||
| Source: Polish AIP at EUROCONTROL[1] Statistics: Airport site[2] and the Office of Civil Aviation[3] |
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Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (Polish: Port Lotniczy Gdańsk im. Lecha Wałęsy, formerly Polish: Port Lotniczy Gdańsk-Rębiechowo) (IATA: GDN, ICAO: EPGD) is an international airport located 12 km (7.5 mi) west northwest[1] of Gdańsk, Poland, not far from the city centres of the Tricity metropolitan area: Gdańsk (12 km (7.5 mi)), Sopot (10 km (6.2 mi)) and Gdynia (23 km (14 mi)).
The airport is named after Lech Wałęsa, the former Polish president. On the outside wall of the terminal building one can see the logo of the airport, which is Lech Wałęsa's actual signature, a stylized "W".
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[edit] History
The airport opened in 1974 near the village of Rębiechowo (on westernmost land incorporated into the Gdańsk borough of Matarnia in 1973), to replace the previous airport located closer to the city centre in the suburb of Wrzeszcz. The airport acquired its current name in 2004. There was some controversy as to whether the name should be spelled Lech Walesa (without diacritics, but better recognizable in the world) or Lech Wałęsa (with Polish letters, but difficult to write and pronounce for foreigners, the closest English phonetic approximation being "Vawensa").
In 2006 it served 1,249,780 passengers (an increase of 84% over the previous year). Half of this number were international passengers.
Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport has operated as a private company since 1993. A new terminal was opened in 1997.
Gdańsk Airport can be used as a diversionary airport for Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport in the event of poor weather or emergencies.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Jet Air | Kraków, Turku |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Frankfurt, Munich, Warsaw |
| LOT operated by EuroLOT | Warsaw |
| Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine | Frankfurt, Munich |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Oslo-Gardermoen |
| Ryanair | Alicante, Birmingham, Bremen, Bristol [begins 1 April], Dublin, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Hahn, London-Stansted, Oslo-Rygge [begins 31 March], Weeze |
| SAS | Copenhagen, Oslo-Gardermoen |
| Wizz Air | Bergen, Cologne/Bonn, Cork, Doncaster/Sheffield, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Glasgow-Prestwick, Gothenburg-City, Liverpool, London-Luton, Lübeck, Malmö-Sturup, Milan-Orio al Serio, Oslo-Torp, Paris-Beauvais, Rome-Fiumicino, Stockholm-Skavsta, Turku |
[edit] Public transport serving the airport
The following city bus lines connect the airport:
- to Gdańsk-Centre (Orunia Gościnna), Route [210]http://ztm.gda.pl/rozklady/rozklad-210-11-1.html via Gdańsk-Morena, Gdańsk Main Railway Station, old city.
- to Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz, Route 110 to Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz Railway Station.
- to Gdynia, Route 510 to Gdynia-Redłowo Railway Station, Gdynia Main Railway Station.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website of Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (English) (Polish)
- Current weather for EPGD at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for GDN at Aviation Safety Network
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