The biggest eastern European lowcost carrier flies from Dortmund
(175 km)
Poznan-Lawica Airport (POZ) situated about 7km west of Poznan city center of Poland was built in 1913 and is one of the oldest airports in Poland. The airport has been a military base since its start and was opened later for commercial flights landing. Its northern section is still used only for military operation while the southern section is used for civilian purposes. The flight runway is located directly over the city which is the reason this airport is scheduled to be relocated to some other place in near future. Poznan airport caters to low cost international, domestic and cargo flights and general aviation. A new and renovated terminal was recently added to the airport which can handle more than 1.5 million passengers per year. Multiples of low cost airlines operate their direct flights to Poznan airport from various western and European hub which include British Airways (London-Gatwick), Central wings (Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Rome-Ciampino), Ryanair (Bristol, Dublin, East Midlands) etc. Besides that there is huge facility of cafeterias, duty free shops and information center for airlines information and one way flights. Airfare to this airport is quiet inexpensive compared to other airports in Poland. Having all of the modern day facilities this airport is busy handling huge influx of passengers arriving here from all over the world and is due to major renovation for adding more passengers handling capacity. The airport is popular among tourist who land in Poland through one way flights and travel across the country. Poland's recent development has attracted lots of new travelers to this nation.