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Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport

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Lodz Airport Central Poland (IATA: LCJ, ICAO: EPLL), formerly known as Łódź-Lublinek Airport, is a regional airport in central Poland, located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Łódź city center. Łódź ranked 8th among Polish airports in 2013 in passenger numbers. The airport has been in operation since 13 September 1925 and has recently undergone a number of upgrades, enabling it to handle services by low cost airlines to destinations in Europe.

Lodz Władysław Reymont Airport Central Poland

Port Lotniczy Łódź
im. Władysława Reymonta
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorPort lotniczy Łódź im. Władysława Reymonta Spółka z o.o.
ServesŁódź
Elevation AMSL185 m / 607 ft
Coordinates51°43′19″N 019°23′53″E / 51.72194°N 19.39806°E / 51.72194; 19.39806 (Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport)
Websitelotnisko.lodz.pl/en
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Łódź is located in Poland
Łódź
Łódź
Location of airport in Poland
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07L/25R 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
07R/25L 700 2,297 Grass
Statistics (2023)
Passengers356,878
Source: EUROCONTROL[1]
Statistics from the Civil Aviation Office[2]

History

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Early years

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Łódź Airport opened on 13 September 1925. During World War II, the German occupying forces improved the airport for military use, by building a concrete 1,200 m (3,937 ft) runway.[3] In the immediate postwar years, the airport was a key transport hub, but that role diminished by the 1950s with the development of Warsaw airport. By the end of the decade, regular passenger connections to Łódź were suspended.[4] Efforts to restart passenger traffic were undertaken in the 1990s.[4]

In 1997, a new passenger terminal (capacity approx. 50,000/year) was opened. Since 1997, Port Lotniczy Łódź-Lublinek sp. z o.o. (Lodz-Lublinek Airport LLC) has been the operator of the airport, changing its name in 2007 to Port Lotniczy Łódź im. Władysława Reymonta Sp. z o.o. (LODZ WLADYSLAW REYMONT AIRPORT LLC).

Development since the 2000s

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On 31 October 2002, an ILS/DME System (instrument landing system/distance measuring equipment) was installed at the airport.

In September 2005, the runway was extended from 1,443 m (4,734 ft) to 2,100 m (6,890 ft) in order to accommodate larger aircraft, such as the Boeing 737. On 28 October 2005, a new passenger terminal, Terminal 2 (capacity approx. about 300,000/year) was opened. Two days later, the first Boeing 737 in the history of the Łódź Airport landed. On 19 January 2007, the runway extension to 2,500 m (8,202 ft) was put into use.

In June 2012, the brand-new Terminal 3 with a capacity for 1.5–2 million passengers per year was opened.[5] The capacity is more than 5 times that of the old terminal. Terminal 2 was dismantled and sold to Radom for their new airport.[6] The airport has been renamed after the celebrated 20th century Polish writer and the winner of the 1924 Nobel Prize in Literature, Władysław Reymont.

After the A2 motorway between Łódź and Warsaw opened in 2012, which reduced the travel time between the two cities to about one hour, the Łódź airport has faced tougher competition from the two Warsaw airports (Warsaw Chopin and Warsaw-Modlin). As a consequence, the number of passengers using it has fallen.[7] The airport no longer has any domestic destinations since the bankruptcy of OLT Express in July 2012, which had also planned a number of international services. Due to low passengers numbers, Łódź Airport has been cited as an example of inefficient use of EU subsidies.[8]

In October 2019, Lufthansa terminated their short-lived route to Munich Airport.[9]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Enter Air Seasonal charter: Antalya,[10] Burgas,[11] Enfidha[12]
Pegasus Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya[11]
Ryanair[13] Alicante,[14] Bergamo, Birmingham,[15] Charleroi, Dublin, London–Stansted, Málaga[16]
Smartwings Seasonal charter: Tirana (begins 30 May 2025)[17]

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at LCJ airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EUROCONTROL basic". EuroControl.int. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ Civil Aviation Office of Poland (in Polish)
  3. ^ Wiśniewski, p. 73.
  4. ^ a b Wiśniewski, p. 74.
  5. ^ www.lifemotion.pl. "Aktualności - Port Lotniczy Łódź im. Władysława Reymonta". Lotnisko.Lodz.pl. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. ^ Jasińska, Agnieszka (29 June 2012). "Łódzki terminal pojedzie do Radomia". DziennikLodzki.pl. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  7. ^ Darda, Agnieszka Jasińska, Marcin (21 June 2014). ""Ch... wie komu potrzebne, ale jest". Przyglądamy się łódzkiemu lotnisku". DziennikLodzki.pl. Retrieved 23 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Szary, Christian Lowe (14 December 2014). "Special Report: EU funds help Poland build 'ghost' airports". Reuters. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Lufthansa discontinues Munich – Lodz service in late-Oct 2019".
  10. ^ "Charter flights". tui.pl.
  11. ^ a b "Coral Travel". coraltravel.pl.
  12. ^ "Lodz Airport: New airline and two new connections". 8 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Ryanair NW22 Network Additions Summary – 09DEC22". Aeroroutes.
  14. ^ "Wyborcza.pl".
  15. ^ "Lotnisko w Łodzi. Ryanair z nowym kierunkiem. Polecimy do Birmingham!". 10 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
  17. ^ "Smartwings Poland NS25 Charter Network Additions". aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

Bibliography

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  Media related to Łódź-Lublinek Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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