Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport

Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (IATA: BZG, ICAO: EPBY) (Polish: Port lotniczy im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego Bydgoszcz-Szwederowo) is a Polish regional airport in the city of Bydgoszcz, Poland. It lies only 3.5 km (2.2 mi)[2] from the city centre and around 50 km from the city of Toruń. It is the eleventh largest airport in Poland in terms of passenger traffic. The airport served 413,245 passengers in 2018. It features one passenger terminal and four runways, the main being 08/26 which is 2,500 m × 60 m (8,202 ft × 197 ft).[3] The airport is named in honor of Polish composer and politician Ignacy Jan Paderewski.[4]

Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan
Paderewski Airport

Port lotniczy im. Ignacego Jana
Paderewskiego Bydgoszcz-Szwederowo
Summary
Airport typePublic, military
OperatorPort Lotniczy Bydgoszcz SA
ServesBydgoszcz, Poland
Elevation AMSL72 m / 235 ft
Coordinates53°05′48″N 017°58′40″E / 53.09667°N 17.97778°E / 53.09667; 17.97778
Websiteplb.pl
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,500 8,202 Concrete/asphalt
08/26 650 2,133 Grass
12/30 650 2,133 Grass
03/21 590 1,936 Grass
Statistics (2022)
Passengers253,361[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport:[5]

AirlinesDestinations
Buzz Seasonal charter: Burgas, Rhodes, Heraklion
Enter Air Seasonal charter: Antalya, Burgas, Heraklion, Rhodes, Zakynthos
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin
Seasonal: Kraków[6]
Pegasus Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya
Ryanair Birmingham, Bristol,[7] London–Luton, London–Stansted
Wizz Air London–Luton

Statistics edit

Annual passenger traffic at BZG airport. See Wikidata query.
Passengers Freight (kg) Movements
1998 1,451 80,000 449
1999   5,340   120,000   1,382
2000   14,089 -   1,254
2001   6,821 -   1,969
2002   13,408 -   2,342
2003   20,064 -   3,378
2004   25,354 267,854   2,359
2005   38,682   338,937   1,359
2006   133,009   340,503   2,685
2007   181,576   411,052   3,092
2008   280,182   483,234   7,518
2009   275,352   520,447   6,376
2010   278,150   413,911   5,799
2011   279,536 -   7,537
2012   340,024 -   7,424
2013   343,726 -   7,299
2014   289,329 -   6,076
2015[8]   341,079 -   5,793
2016   337,556 -   6,574
2017   331,388 -   6,809
2018   413,245 -   8,763
2019   425,230 -   11,134
2020   127,959 -   6,920
2021   99,303 0   6,740
2022   253,361   46,852   8,167
Source: Bydgoszcz Airport[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Statistics". Bydgoszcz Airport. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "EAD Basic - Error Page". www.ead.eurocontrol.int.
  3. ^ "EPBY - Bydgoszcz" (PDF). Polish Air Navigation Services Agency. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Patron". Bydgoszcz Airport. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  5. ^ "Bydgoszcz official flight timetable". Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. ^ "LOT RESUMES KRAKOW – BYDGOSZCZ ROUTE FROM JUNE 2023".
  7. ^ "Ryanair Announces New Route from Bristol to Bydgoszcz – Ryanair's Corporate Website". ryanair.com. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Statystyki". Port Lotniczy Bydgoszcz. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

External links edit

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