Rzeszów Ulma Airport Port Lotniczy Rzeszów-Jasionka im. Rodziny Ulmów | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Spółka Port Lotniczy "Rzeszów-Jasionka im. Rodziny Ulmów" sp. z o. o. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rzeszów, Poland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 211 m / 690 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°06′36″N022°01′08″E / 50.11000°N 22.01889°E /50.11000; 22.01889 (Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport) | ||||||||||
| Website | rzeszowairport.pl | ||||||||||
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| Sources: Rzeszów Ulma Airport[1] PolishAIP atEUROCONTROL[2] | |||||||||||
Rzeszów Ulma Airport[3] (Polish:Port lotniczy Rzeszów-Jasionka) (IATA:RZE,ICAO:EPRZ) is aninternational airport located in southeasternPoland, inJasionka, avillage ten kilometres (6.2 mi) from the center of thecity ofRzeszów.
Passenger domestic services to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport began on 30 November 1945 with the opening of the circular domestic airline route number 1/2 Warszawa – Łódź –Kraków – Rzeszów – Lublin – Warszawa. The airport was re-built and opened for commercial traffic in 1949 after the first facilities built in 1940 were destroyed in 1944.[citation needed]
In 1999, thePolish Air Force, which had a presence at Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport since its opening, permanently closed its Rzeszów–Jasionka air base as part of an agreement by thePolish Ministry of Defence.[citation needed]
On 2 June 2007,LOT Polish Airlines commenced seasonal services toNew York City'sJohn F. Kennedy International Airport andNewark'sNewark Liberty International Airport. Service to JFK has since ceased operations. As of January 2008, the airport has had scheduled international flights toDublin andLondon–Stansted, in addition to its domestic connection withWarsaw.[citation needed]
In 2009–10, it registered an 18.66% increase in passenger traffic serving 451,720 passengers in 2010.[1] Coupled with the September 2006 start of construction on a new passenger terminal, this means that the airport is undergoing a rapid expansion, albeit in fits and starts, owing to delays in setting up the management company and obtaining financing and routes. The new passenger terminal opened in May 2012. As of 2014, Rzeszów Airport had been cited as an airport with below-forecast passenger numbers and an inefficient usage of EU subsidies.[4] Rzeszow Jasionka Airport, however, underwent an ECA (European Court of Auditors) audit[5] in 2014 and – among 20 other European airports – its marks were positive in terms of efficiency and legitimacy using EU funds on airports' modernisation.
During the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the airport has been used as a trans-shipment hub for Ukraine's civil, NGO and government supporters toresupply Ukraine and its people with medical aid, weapons and supplies.[6] Weapons and medical supplies are flown to the airport and then driven along theautostrada A4 to the Polish-Ukrainian border. On 9 March 2022, the United States deployed twoMIM-104 Patriotsurface-to-air missile systems to the airport in what it called a "precautionary defensive move."[7] On 5 March 2022, US Secretary of StateAntony Blinken landed in Rzeszów to meet with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign AffairsDmytro Kuleba in Ukraine. The President of the United StatesJoe Biden landed onAir Force One in Rzeszów twice, on 25 March 2022 to meet American troops, and on 19 February 2023,on the way to Kyiv. On 22 March 2023,William, Prince of Wales, landed in Rzeszów to meet British and Polish troops. On 24 March 2024 Polish PresidentAndrzej Duda named the Airport after theUlma Family, Polish citizens who were killed duringWorld War II afterNazi Army discovered that they were helping Jews.[3]
Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, situated 7.8 km (4+7⁄8 mi) north of Rzeszów, features the third-longest runway in Poland: 3,200 m × 45 m (10,500 ft × 150 ft). The airport is therefore capable of handling some of the world's largest aircraft, such as theAntonovAn-124 andAn-225,[8]Boeing C-17 Globemaster III,[9]Lockheed C-130 Hercules[9] and theBoeing 747.[10]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights to and from Rzeszów:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| LOT Polish Airlines[11] | Warsaw–Chopin[12] Seasonal:Gdańsk,[13]Newark[14] |
| Lufthansa | Munich[15] |
| Ryanair | Alicante,[16]Bristol,[17]Dublin,[17]Edinburgh,[18]London–Luton,[17]London–Stansted,[19]Malta,[20]Manchester,[17]Milan–Malpensa[21] Seasonal:Zadar[22] |
| Smartwings Poland | Seasonal charter:Bodrum[23] |
| Wizz Air | Milan–Malpensa,[24]Podgorica (begins 1 June 2026),[25]Rome–Fiumicino[26][27] |
| Passengers | Movements | ||
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| 2007 | 279 996 | 6 112 | |
| 2008 | 323 838 | 9 662 | |
| 2009 | 383 184 | 8 806 | |
| 2010 | 454 203 | 10 919 | |
| 2011 | 491 325 | 12 357 | |
| 2012 | 564 992 | 12 355 | |
| 2013 | 589 920 | 13 508 | |
| 2014 | 601 070 | 10 656 | |
| 2015 | 645 214 | 13 723 | |
| 2016 | 664 068 | 12 629 | |
| 2017 | 693 564 | 14 274 | |
| 2018 | 771 287 | 18 164 | |
| 2019 | 772 238 | 18 806 | |
| 2020 | 235 190 | 12 918 | |
| 2021 | 255 795 | 13 470 | |
| 2022 | 731 141 | 14 876 | |
| 2023 | 1 020 189 | 20 947 | |
| 2024 | 1 145 257 | 21 408 | |
| Source: Jasionka w Rzeszowie | |||
On 3 October 2023 a newrail link between the airport andRzeszów Główny railway station opened, operated byPodkarpacka Kolej Aglomeracyjna.[28] The journey takes 18 minutes and a single ticket costs 4 PLN.
The airport also features scheduled bus services from MPK and MKS to Rzeszów city centre.
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