Katowice Airport

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Katowice Wojciech Korfanty Airport (Polish: Katowice Airport im. Wojciecha Korfantego) (IATA: KTW, ICAO: EPKT) is an international airport, located in Pyrzowice, 30 km (19 mi) north of Katowice, Poland. The airport has the 4th-biggest annual passenger flow in Poland. Katowice Airport is the biggest Polish airport in terms of leisure traffic. It is also the second biggest airport in the country in terms of cargo traffic.It operates a variety of charter, regular and cargo flights. Long-haul flights are operated from Katowice to Varadero in Cuba, Cancún in Mexico, Malé in the Maldives, Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand, Phu Quoc in Vietnam, Porlamar on Margarita Island in Venezuela and to Puerto Plata as well as Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic by LOT's Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Plus Ultra's Airbus A330. The airport has the tallest Air Traffic Control Tower and the second longest runway in Poland. Katowice Airport is Poland's only airport with more than one passenger terminal and the airport with the biggest number of based airlines. The Katowice Airport serves the most industrialised region in Poland, one of the most urbanised areas of Europe. 13 million inhabitants are estimated to live within 100 km of Katowice Airport. This is a larger catchment area than many other airports in Europe have.

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Katowice Airport
Leśna, gmina Mierzęcice

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Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy Katowice im. Wojciecha Korfantego w Pyrzowicach

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42-960 gmina Mierzęcice
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