Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport

Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (IATA: RZE, ICAO: EPRZ) is an international airport located in southeastern Poland, in Jasionka, a village 10 km (6.2 mi) from the center of the city of Rzeszów. It is the eighth-busiest airport in Poland and currently the smallest European airport which has a direct scheduled transatlantic connection, with LOT Polish Airlines' seasonal service to Newark.

Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport

Port Lotniczy Rzeszów-Jasionka
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSpolka Port Lotniczy "Rzeszow-Jasionka" sp. z o. o.
ServesRzeszów, Poland
Elevation AMSL211 m / 690 ft
Coordinates50°06′36″N 022°01′08″E
Websiterzeszowairport.pl
Map
Rzeszów
Location of airport in Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Rzeszów
Rzeszów (Poland)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passenger volume772,238
Aircraft movements18,806
Sources: Rzeszów Airport[1]
Polish AIP at EUROCONTROL[2]

History

The passenger domestic services to the Rzeszów Airport were started on 30.11.1945 with the opening of the circular domestic airline 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 which were 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. It has also become a preferred arrival point for Jews on pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk in Leżajsk usually in March.

In 2009–10, it registered 18.66% increase in passenger traffic serving 451,720 passengers in 2010.[1] Coupled with the September 2006 start of the 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 as an airport with below-forecast passenger numbers and an inefficient usage of EU subsidies.[3] Rzeszow Jasionka Airport, however, was underpassing 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.

Facilities

Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, situated 7.8 km (4.8 mi) north of Rzeszów, features the third-longest runway in Poland: 3,200 m × 45 m (10,499 ft × 148 ft).

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Bulgarian Air Charter Seasonal charter: Burgas[5]
Buzz Seasonal charter: Heraklion,[5] Rhodes[5]
Enter Air Seasonal charter: Antalya,[6] Burgas,[6][7] Chania,[5] Fuerteventura,[6] Rhodes,[5] Varna[6]
LOT Polish Airlines Szczecin,[8] Warsaw–Chopin
Seasonal: Barcelona,[9] Burgas,[9] Gdańsk, Newark,[10] Thessaloniki,[9] Zadar[9]
Lufthansa Munich
Nouvelair Seasonal charter: Monastir
Onur Air Seasonal charter: Antalya,[5] Bodrum[5]
Ryanair Bristol, Dublin, East Midlands, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Manchester
Seasonal: Athens

Statistics
Apron view
Terminal interior
Traffic by calendar year
Passengers Movements
2007 279 9966 112
2008 323 8389 662
2009 383 1848 806
2010 454 20310 919
2011 491 32512 357
2012 564 99212 355
2013 589 92013 508
2014 601 07010 656
2015 645 21413 723
2016 664 06812 629
2017 693 56414 274
2018 771 28718 164
2019 772 23818 806
Source: Jasionka w Rzeszowie

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2018-08-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Lowe, Christian. "Special Report: EU funds help Poland build 'ghost' airports". Reuters.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. "Special Report EU-funded airport infrastructures: poor value for money" (PDF). Eca.europa.eu. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. "Coral Travel". coraltravel.pl.
  6. "Charter flights". tui.pl.
  7. "air and charter tickets". itaka.pl.
  8. "LOT Launches New Domestic Route". rustourismnews.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. Liu, Jim (29 June 2020). "LOT Polish Airlines outlines Summer 2020 LOTnaWakacje Holiday program". routesonline.com.
  10. routesonline.com

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