Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport

Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (Polish: Port Lotniczy Szczecin–Goleniów im. NSZZ Solidarność) (IATA: SZZ, ICAO: EPSC) is the main domestic and international airport serving the city of Szczecin in Poland and is located 45 km (28 mi) northeast of the city, near the town of Goleniów, in the village of Glewice. About 1.6 million residents live within its catchment area.

Solidarity
Szczecin–Goleniów Airport

Port Lotniczy Szczecin–Goleniów
im. NSZZ Solidarność
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSzczecin–Goleniów Airport Ltd.
ServesSzczecin, Poland
LocationGoleniów
Elevation AMSL47 m / 154 ft
Coordinates53°35′05″N 014°54′08″E
Websiteairport.com.pl
Map
SZZ
Location of airport in Poland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 598,971[1]
Aircraft movements 8,757
Cargo (tonnes) 574[1]
Source: Polish AIP at EUROCONTROL[2] Statistics: Polish Civil Aviation Office[3]

History

Early years

The airport was constructed between 1953 and 1956 at the height of the Cold War, 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Goleniów. It was constructed as a standard military airport with a 1,800 m × 45 m (5,906 ft × 148 ft) runway and basic airport infrastructure (hangars, air traffic control tower, etc.). In 1967, the civilian airport at Dąbie was relocated to the site and named Port Lotniczy Szczecin–Goleniów. In 1976–77, the runway was extended to 2,500 m (8,202 ft) and a new passenger terminal was constructed.

Development since the 1990s

Works to improve the runway and the main apron were undertaken in 1998. The airport's electricity supply together with the runway and approach lighting was upgraded in 1999. A new passenger terminal was opened in 2001 and further expansion works commenced on the terminal in 2005. Construction commenced on a new air traffic control tower in 2004, and was finished by the end of 2005. The terminal expansion concluded in April 2006, at which time the airport was renamed for the Solidarność trade union.

In July 2013, a 4 km spur linking the airport to the mainline between Szczecin and Kołobrzeg opened, creating a direct rail link between the airport and the city of Szczecin. There are three trains a day (two trains on Saturdays) covering the route between Szczecin and the airport using the new 4 km spur.

Airlines and destinations

The following airline operates regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Szczecin:

AirlinesDestinations
Enter Air Seasonal charter: Antalya,[4] Burgas[4]
LOT Polish Airlines Rzeszów,[5] Warsaw–Chopin
Norwegian Air Shuttle Copenhagen,[6] Oslo–Gardermoen
Onur Air Seasonal charter: Antalya[7]
Ryanair Kraków, Liverpool, London–Stansted
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen[8][9]
Smartwings Poland Seasonal charter: Corfu[10]
Wizz Air Bergen, Lviv,[11] Sandefjord, Stavanger

Passenger statistics
Traffic by calendar year[12]
Passengers Change Movements Cargo (tonnes)
2007 231.711015.1%9.7901235,88
2008 297.027028.2%11.808488,56
2009 296.23400.3%11.009181,37
2010 280.21305.4%11.258118,56
2011 262.08906.5%10.395142,93
2012 356.006035.8%11.76777,57
2013 323.74409.1%11.15240,79
2014 287.029011,3%8.25321,4
2015 412.547044,2%8.32665,95
2016 467,877013,4%8.757574,9

Ground transportation

Train

The airport has infrequent train connections to Szczecin (e.g. Szczecin Główny railway station and Szczecin Dąbie railway station), Goleniów, Gryfice and Kołobrzeg. The train takes 45 minutes from Szczecin and 90 minutes from Kołobrzeg to get to the airport.

Road

The airport is located 45 km away from Szczecin by taxi (45 min), using the S3 and A6 . There are cheap coaches available heading to the city after every planes' arrival.

See also

References
  1. "Statistics - Charts". Solidarity Szczecin-Goleniow Airport. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. Polish AIP at EUROCONTROL
  3. "Start - Urząd Lotnictwa Cywilnego". www.ulc.gov.pl.
  4. "Charter flights". tui.pl.
  5. "LOT Launches New Domestic Route". rustourismnews.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. https://www.pasazer.com/news/42623/ekspansja,norwegiana,w,polsce,nowe,trasy,z,gdanska,poznania,wroclawia,i,szczecina.html
  7. "Coral Travel". coraltravel.pl.
  8. "Sommerprogram 2019: Seks nye destinationer og 17 nye direkte ruter fra Skandinavien" (in Danish). SAS. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  9. "SAS S19 European network additions". routesonline.com. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  10. "air and charter tickets". itaka.pl. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  11. https://wizzair.com/en-gb/information-and-services/about-us/news/2020/04/29/wizz-air-announces-a-new-base-in-lviv
  12. "Figures and Statistics. Szczecin–Goleniów Airport".

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