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{{infobox|fullname=| | {{infobox|fullname=Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport| | ||
location=Warsaw Poland| | location=Warsaw Poland| | ||
iata=WAW| | iata=WAW| | ||
icao=EPWA| | icao=EPWA| | ||
aptype=Commercial| | aptype=Commercial| | ||
website=http://www. | website=http://www.lotnisko-chopina.pl| | ||
mapurl=| | mapurl=http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.164719,20.969725&spn=0.03838,0.10849&t=k&z=14&om=0| | ||
mapsource=| | mapsource=Google Maps| | ||
atctower=| | atctower=118.300| | ||
atcground=| | atcground=121.900| | ||
atcclearance=| | atcclearance=121.600| | ||
atcapproach=| | atcapproach=128.800| | ||
atcdeparture=| | atcdeparture=| | ||
atcatis=| | atcatis=120.450| | ||
atcunicom=}} | atcunicom=| | ||
psh=http://www.plane-spotting-hotels.com/index.php/plane-spotting-warsaw/}} | |||
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). | |||
Runway details: | |||
*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== | ||
=== | ===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== | ||
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==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. | |||