Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport

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The airport Warsaw - Modlin (IATA: WMI, ICAO: EPMO ) is a Polish commercial airport located about 40 km northwest of the capital Warsaw. It is mainly used by low cost airlines.

History

On the site of the former military airfield Modlin the modern construction of a civil airfield, has emerged. It is located north-west of Warsaw and north Modlin a village of the municipality Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and is of interest for low cost airlines as the Irish Ryanair or the Hungarian Wizz Air For this, the Department of Aviation ULC ( Urząd Lotnictwa cywilnego ) has end of October 2006 issued a temporary license. The establishment and operation of the airport want the Polish airport management PLL, the Military Property Agency AMW, the management of the Mazowieckie region and the city of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, the company Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa - Modlin. PLL, AMW and Woiwodschaftsverwaltung will each hold 31 % of the shares, the community Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 5%. The Provincial Administrative bring their capital in the form of cash, a, the Office of Military assets in the form of land. The airport was opened after extensive construction work on July 17, 2012. The terminal was designed by the now deceased in an accident architect Stefan Kurylowicz.

On 23 December 2012, a part of this was blocked by the regulatory authorities due to structural defects at the start and runway, which makes the use of the airport impossible by larger passenger aircraft. Until further notice, Ryanair and Wizz Air are therefore derived their flights to the airport Warsaw Chopin around .. The service should last until 31 May 2013, then until the beginning of July 2013 were completed. While Ryanair was known to dodge until September 29, 2013 to Warsaw Chopin, Wizz Air gave out their base in Modlin again completely and permanently returns back to the major international airport in the Polish capital.

Airlines and destinations

The airport Warsaw - Modlin is adjacent to the larger Warsaw Chopin Airport is the second airport in the Polish capital. He is said to relieve these and are primarily used by low cost airlines. At the opening in 2012 Wizz Air shifted their base from the Chopin Airport to Modlin. Even Ryanair flies at him - since returning from Wizz Air to Warsaw Chopin is the only society - and serves a large number of European destinations.