Major Airports in Poland

Poland runs one of Europe’s fastest-growing aviation markets. Two big hubs — Warsaw and Kraków — anchor the network, backed by a spread of regional airports from Gdańsk on the Baltic coast to Wrocław, Katowice and Poznań, and the fast-rising Rzeszów in the southeast. Flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines connects Warsaw to the rest of the world, while Ryanair and Wizz Air blanket the country with low-cost routes.

Below we map and rank Poland’s major airports by the number of nonstop destinations each one serves, drawn from live route data on AirportRoutes. Because the figures come from observed flight data — a large sample rather than a complete published timetable — we treat them as a strong guide to relative connectivity rather than exact, official totals.

Which Polish airports have direct flights to the US?

Long-haul flying in Poland centres on Warsaw. Warsaw Chopin is the hub of LOT Polish Airlines, the national flag carrier, which flies nonstop to around five US cities — Chicago, New York, Newark, Los Angeles and Miami — alongside a growing network to Asia.

Beyond Warsaw, Poland’s US links are shaped by its huge diaspora: Kraków flies nonstop to Chicago — long the heart of Polish America — and Rzeszów, in the far southeast, runs a seasonal route to Newark. Every other Polish airport focuses on Europe, Turkey and Mediterranean holiday destinations.

A closer look at Poland’s biggest airports

✈️ Warsaw Chopin (WAW)

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Named after the composer Frédéric Chopin, Warsaw Chopin is Poland’s busiest airport and the home hub of LOT Polish Airlines. Close to the city centre, it handles the bulk of the country’s long-haul and business traffic and is the gateway to the capital.

Serving Warsaw, WAW reaches about 142 regularly-served nonstop destinations, including roughly 49 intercontinental routes. Top destinations include Amsterdam, Vilnius, London, Kraków, Frankfurt.

Main airlines: LOT Polish Airlines, Wizz Air, Ryanair, Lufthansa, Enter Air. See the full route map for WAW on AirportRoutes →

⛪ Kraków John Paul II (KRK)

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Kraków’s airport, named after the Polish pope John Paul II, is the country’s second-busiest and the gateway to its historic former royal capital, the Wieliczka salt mine and Auschwitz. Tourism and a strong low-cost network make it a close rival to Warsaw on destinations served.

Serving Kraków, KRK reaches about 126 regularly-served nonstop destinations, including roughly 20 intercontinental routes. Top destinations include Warsaw, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, Barcelona.

Main airlines: Ryanair, Wizz Air, easyJet, LOT Polish Airlines, Norwegian. See the full route map for KRK on AirportRoutes →

⚓ Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa (GDN)

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Named after the Solidarity leader and later president Lech Wałęsa, Gdańsk is northern Poland’s main airport and the gateway to the Baltic coast and the Tricity of Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot.

Serving Gdańsk, GDN reaches about 69 regularly-served nonstop destinations, including roughly 5 intercontinental routes. Top destinations include Warsaw, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, London, Bergen.

Main airlines: Ryanair, Wizz Air, Lufthansa, KLM, Norwegian. See the full route map for GDN on AirportRoutes →

🔭 Wrocław Copernicus (WRO)

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Named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, Wrocław’s airport serves the historic capital of Lower Silesia in the southwest of Poland, blending business travel with a broad low-cost network.

Serving Wrocław, WRO reaches about 70 regularly-served nonstop destinations, including roughly 11 intercontinental routes. Top destinations include Warsaw, Frankfurt, Munich, Amsterdam, Paris.

Main airlines: Ryanair, Wizz Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, KLM. See the full route map for WRO on AirportRoutes →

🏭 Katowice (KTW)

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Katowice serves Upper Silesia, Poland’s dense industrial heartland, and is one of the country’s biggest bases for charter and holiday flights as well as low-cost carriers.

Serving Katowice, KTW reaches about 62 regularly-served nonstop destinations, including roughly 22 intercontinental routes. Top destinations include Warsaw, Dortmund, Hurghada, Frankfurt, London.

Main airlines: Ryanair, Wizz Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Enter Air, Lufthansa. See the full route map for KTW on AirportRoutes →

🏙️ Poznań-Ławica (POZ)

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Poznań-Ławica is the main airport of western Poland, serving the trade-fair city of Poznań with a mix of business routes and low-cost links across Europe.

Serving Poznań, POZ reaches about 52 regularly-served nonstop destinations, including roughly 12 intercontinental routes. Top destinations include Warsaw, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Munich, London.

Main airlines: Ryanair, Wizz Air, Lufthansa, LOT Polish Airlines, Enter Air. See the full route map for POZ on AirportRoutes →

🛫 Warsaw Modlin (WMI)

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Modlin is Warsaw’s low-cost airport, about 40 km north of the city in a converted former military airfield. It is almost entirely a Ryanair and Wizz Air operation serving European and holiday routes.

Serving Warsaw, WMI reaches about 44 regularly-served nonstop destinations, including roughly 5 intercontinental routes. Top destinations include Bergamo, Rome, Malta, London, Tenerife.

Main airlines: Ryanair, Wizz Air, Buzz, Air Arabia, Norwegian. See the full route map for WMI on AirportRoutes →

🚀 Rzeszów-Jasionka (RZE)

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In the far southeast near the Ukrainian border, Rzeszów-Jasionka is the airport of Poland’s ‘Aviation Valley’ aerospace cluster. Small in passenger terms, it took on outsized importance as a logistics and aid gateway to Ukraine, and runs a diaspora route to the United States.

Serving Rzeszów, RZE reaches about 16 regularly-served nonstop destinations, including roughly 5 intercontinental routes. Top destinations include Warsaw, Munich, London, Bristol, Rome.

Main airlines: Ryanair, LOT Polish Airlines, Wizz Air, Lufthansa, SkyUp. See the full route map for RZE on AirportRoutes →

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