Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport
Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport Port Lotniczy Rzeszów-Jasionka | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Spolka Port Lotniczy "Rzeszow-Jasionka" sp. z o. o. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rzeszów, Poland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 211 m / 690 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°06′36″N 022°01′08″E / 50.11000°N 22.01889°E | ||||||||||
| Website | rzeszowairport.pl | ||||||||||
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Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (IATA: RZE, ICAO: EPRZ) is an international airport located in southeastern Poland, in Jasionka, a village ten kilometres (6.2 mi) from the center of the city of Rzeszów. It is the eighth-busiest airport in Poland.
History
Passenger domestic services to Rzeszów Airport began on 30 November 1945 with the opening of the circular domestic airline route number 1/2 Warszawa – Łódź –Kraków – Rzeszów – Lublin – Warszawa. The airport was re-built and opened for commercial traffic in 1949 after the first facilities built in 1940 were destroyed in 1944.
On 2 June 2007, LOT Polish Airlines commenced seasonal services to New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark's Newark Liberty International Airport. Service to JFK has since ceased operations.
As of January 2008, the airport has had scheduled international flights to Dublin and London–Stansted, in addition to its domestic connection with Warsaw.
In 2009–10, it registered an 18.66% increase in passenger traffic serving 451,720 passengers in 2010.[1] Coupled with the September 2006 start of construction on a new passenger terminal, this means that the airport is undergoing a rapid expansion, albeit in fits and starts, owing to delays in setting up the management company and obtaining financing and routes. The new passenger terminal opened in May 2012. Rzeszów Airport has been cited[when?] as an airport with below-forecast passenger numbers and an inefficient usage of EU subsidies.[3] Rzeszow Jasionka Airport, however, underwent an ECA (European Court of Auditors) audit [4] in 2014 and - among 20 other European airports - its marks were positive in terms of efficiency and legitimacy using EU funds on airports' modernization.
During the 2022 Russia-Ukraine war, the airport has been used as a trans-shipment hub for Ukraine's civil, NGO and government supporters to resupply Ukraine and its people with medical aid, weapons and supplies.[5] Weapons and medical supplies are flown to the airport and then driven across the Polish-Ukrainian border in trucks. On March 9, 2022, the United States deployed two Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to the airport in what it called a "precautionary defensive move."[6]
Facilities
Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, situated 7.8 km (4+7⁄8 mi) north of Rzeszów, features the third-longest runway in Poland: 3,200 m × 45 m (10,500 ft × 150 ft).
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Rzeszów:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Buzz | Seasonal charter: Heraklion,[7] Rhodes,[7] Tirana[7] |
| Corendon Airlines | Seasonal: Antalya[8] |
| Enter Air | Seasonal charter: Antalya,[9] Chania,[7] Rhodes[7] |
| European Air Charter | Seasonal charter: Burgas[7] |
| LOT Polish Airlines[10] | Warsaw–Chopin Seasonal: Gdańsk,[11][12] Newark,[13] Olsztyn-Mazury,[10] Rijeka,[14] Split,[15] Szczecin,[11][12] Venice,[10] Zadar[11] |
| Ryanair | Bristol, Dublin, East Midlands, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Manchester Seasonal: Zadar |
| Wizz Air | Eindhoven, London–Luton Seasonal: Burgas[16] |
Statistics
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| Passengers | Movements | ||
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| 2007 | 279 996 | 6 112 | |
| 2008 | 323 838 | 9 662 | |
| 2009 | 383 184 | 8 806 | |
| 2010 | 454 203 | 10 919 | |
| 2011 | 491 325 | 12 357 | |
| 2012 | 564 992 | 12 355 | |
| 2013 | 589 920 | 13 508 | |
| 2014 | 601 070 | 10 656 | |
| 2015 | 645 214 | 13 723 | |
| 2016 | 664 068 | 12 629 | |
| 2017 | 693 564 | 14 274 | |
| 2018 | 771 287 | 18 164 | |
| 2019 | 772 238 | 18 806 | |
| 2020 | 235 190 | 12 918 | |
| 2021 | 255 795 | 13 470 | |
| Source: Jasionka w Rzeszowie | |||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Statystyki ruchu". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/publicuser/protect/pu/main.jsp. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Lowe, Christian (14 December 2014). "Special Report: EU funds help Poland build 'ghost' airports". Reuters.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Special Report EU-funded airport infrastructures: poor value for money" (PDF). Eca.europa.eu. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Youssef, Matthew Luxmoore, Drew Hinshaw and Nancy A. (2022-03-08). "NATO Members Mount Huge Operation to Resupply Ukrainian Fighters". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Vice President Harris says Patriot anti-missile systems shifted from Germany are now on the ground in Poland". MarketWatch. Associated Press. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ a b c d e f "Coral Travel". coraltravel.pl.
- ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
- ^ "Charter flights". tui.pl.
- ^ a b c "Route map". lot.com.
- ^ a b c Liu, Jim (23 April 2021). "LOT rozklad lotow".
- ^ a b Liu, Jim (23 April 2021). "Gdzie polecimy w wakacje z Jasionki? LOT uruchamia połączenia do Gdańska, Szczecina i Zadaru".
- ^ routesonline.com
- ^ "LOT to launch third Rijeka route".
- ^ "LOT najavio nove linije prema Rijeci i Splitu!". croatianaviation.com. 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Wizz Air apre nuove rotte. Heviz sul Lago Balaton e un nuovo scalo". 25 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English and Polish)
