John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice
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Traffic
Figures in Millions| Year | Passengers |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.593 |
| 2004 | 0.841 |
| 2005 | 1.586 |
| 2006 | 2.367 |
| 2007 | 3.068 |
| 2008 | 2.923 |
| 2009 | 2.680 |
The busiest international routes are to London
London
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(Gatwick, Stansted, Luton) and Dublin.
Getting there
By train
The "Balice Ekspres" operates between Kraków Główny (Main railway station) and the Kraków-Balice Airport railway station. It takes 18 minutes to get to the centre.By bus
Public buses link the airport with the main railway station in Kraków (Kraków Główny) and the central bus station (Kraków Główny RDA).Runway
The airport has one concrete runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
, number 07/25, 2550 x 60 m. Runway 07 is open for landing only between sunrise and sunset.
Incidents
On 28 August 2007, a RyanairRyanair
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flight from Shannon
Shannon Airport
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suffered a bird strike on its final approach and blew its front tires during landing, resulting in an airport closure for a few hours and requiring an emergency evacuation of the aircraft. There were no injuries and the aircraft sustained no further damage.