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Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport is the largest airport in Poland. In 2006 the airport served over 8 million passengers and the forecast for the 2007 is close to 10 million. Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport has a capacity of 34 air operations per hour.
There are two crossing runways in use - 11/29 and 15/33 (arrivals on runways 11 and 33, and departures from runways 15 and 29 - other configuration only possible with strong crosswind or runway maintenance).


==Official Spotting Locations==
Runway details:


===Location===
*15/33 - 3690 x 60 m / 12106 x 197 ft, concrete, ILS for RWY 33 (WA 329 110.30)
*11/29 - 2800 x 50 m / 9186 x 164 ft, concrete, ILS for RWY 11 (WAS 112 109.90)


==Other Spotting Locations==
==Other Spotting Locations==


===Location===
===Car Park===
The Government ramp can be viewed from the top level of the short term car park next to Terminal 2.


==Locations to Avoid==
==Locations to Avoid==
Line 33: Line 36:


==Regular Traffic==
==Regular Traffic==
Current movements are available on the [http://www.lotnisko-chopina.pl/katalog/rozklad/en/rozklad_lotow_online.php?typ=przylot Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport website]


==Facilities and Transportation==
==Facilities and Transportation==
There are four bus lines (148, 175, 188 and 331) departing from terminal and a train station nearby bus&coach terminal. Getting to the Warsaw Centre takes from 15 to 45 minutes depending on the traffic conditions.