Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport

Airport in Poland

Rzeszów Ulma Airport

Port Lotniczy Rzeszów-Jasionka im. Rodziny Ulmów

* IATA: RZE
* ICAO: EPRZ

Summary
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″N 022°01′08″E﻿ / ﻿50.11000°N 22.01889°E﻿ / 50.11000; 22.01889﻿ (Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport)
Website| rzeszowairport.pl
Map

Rzeszów

Location of airport in Podkarpackie Voivodeship

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Rzeszów

Rzeszów (Poland)

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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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m  | ft
09/27  | 3,200  | 10,499  | Concrete
Statistics (2024)
| Passenger volume| 1,145,257

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Aircraft movements| 20 947 (2023)

Sources: Rzeszów Ulma Airport[1]
Polish AIP at EUROCONTROL[2]

Rzeszów Ulma Airport[3] (IATA: RZE, ICAO: EPRZ) is an international airport located in southeastern Poland, in Jasionka, a village ten kilometres (6.2 mi) from the center of the city of Rzeszów.

## History

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### Foundation and early years

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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, the Polish 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 the Polish Ministry of Defence.[citation needed]

On 2 June 2007, LOT Polish Airlines commenced seasonal services to New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark's Newark Liberty International Airport. Service to JFK has since ceased operations. As of January 2008, the airport has had scheduled international flights to Dublin and London–Stansted, in addition to its domestic connection with Warsaw.[citation needed]

### Development since 2010

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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 the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the airport has been used as a trans-shipment hub for Ukraine's civil, NGO and government supporters to resupply Ukraine and its people with medical aid, weapons and supplies.[6] Weapons and medical supplies are flown to the airport and then driven along the autostrada A4 to the Polish-Ukrainian border. On 9 March 2022, the United States deployed two MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to the airport in what it called a "precautionary defensive move."[7] On 5 March 2022, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Rzeszów to meet with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba in Ukraine. The President of the United States Joe Biden landed on Air 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 President Andrzej Duda named the Airport after the Ulma Family, Polish citizens who were killed during World War II after Nazi Army discovered that they were helping Jews.[3]

## Facilities

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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 the Antonov An-124 and An-225,[8] Boeing C-17 Globemaster III,[9] Lockheed C-130 Hercules[9] and the Boeing 747.[10]

## Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights to and from Rzeszów:

Airlines| Destinations

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FlyLili |  Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv[11]
LOT Polish Airlines[12] |  Warsaw–Chopin[13]
Seasonal: Gdańsk,[14] Newark[15]
Lufthansa |  Munich[16]
Ryanair |  Alicante,[17] Bristol,[18] Dublin,[18] Edinburgh (begins 27 October 2025),[19] London–Luton,[18] London–Stansted,[20] Malta,[21] Manchester,[18] Milan–Malpensa[22]
Seasonal: Zadar[23]
Smartwings Poland |  Seasonal charter: Antalya,[24] Bodrum,[25] Rhodes[26]
Wizz Air |  Milan–Malpensa,[27] Rome–Fiumicino[28]

## Statistics

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Traffic by calendar year  | 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

## Ground transportation

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### Rail

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On 3 October 2023 a new rail link between the airport and Rzeszów Główny railway station opened, operated by Podkarpacka Kolej Aglomeracyjna.[29] The journey takes 18 minutes and a single ticket costs 4 PLN.

### Bus

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The airport also features scheduled bus services from MPK and MKS to Rzeszów city centre.

## See also

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* List of airports in Poland

## References

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1. ^ a b "Statystyki ruchu". Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
2. ^ "EUROCONTROL". Retrieved 3 August 2009.
3. ^ a b "Ulma Airport. Lotnisku w Jasionce nadano imię Rodziny Ulmów" (in Polish). 25 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
4. ^ Lowe, Christian (14 December 2014). "Special Report: EU funds help Poland build 'ghost' airports". Reuters.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
5. ^ "Special Report EU-funded airport infrastructures: poor value for money" (PDF). Eca.europa.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
6. ^ Youssef, Matthew Luxmoore, Drew Hinshaw and Nancy A. (8 March 2022). "NATO Members Mount Huge Operation to Resupply Ukrainian Fighters". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 8 March 2022.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
7. ^ "Vice President Harris says Patriot anti-missile systems shifted from Germany are now on the ground in Poland". MarketWatch. Associated Press. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
8. ^ Łukasz Solski (24 December 2021). "Historyczna chwila w Jasionce pod Rzeszowem. An-225 Mriya i An-124 Rusłan jednocześnie na płycie lotniska [ZDJĘCIA]" [A historic moment in Jasionka near Rzeszów. An-225 Mriya and An-124 Ruslan simultaneously on the airport apron [PHOTOS]] (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
9. ^ a b "Na lotnisko w Jasionce dotarł w sobotę 9. samolot z ekipą, która ma przygotować niedzielny przylot olbrzymiej grupy amerykańskich żołnierzy | Nowiny". Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
10. ^ "Joe Biden w Rzeszowie. Zjadł pizzę z amerykańskimi żołnierzami, a potem spotkał się z prezydentem Dudą". 25 March 2022.
11. ^ Liu, Jim (5 February 2025). "Fly Lili 1Q25 Israel Charters Overview". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
12. ^ "Route map". lot.com.
13. ^ Liu, Jim (25 July 2022). "LOT Polish Airlines August 2022 Network Adjustment - 24JUL22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
14. ^ "Pasazer.com: Latem znów polecimy z Rzeszowa do Gdańska". Pasazer.com.
15. ^ "LOT Polish Airlines suspends 2 Trans-Atlantic routes in W19". Routes.
16. ^ Liu, Jim (30 October 2024). "Lufthansa NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
17. ^ "Boeingi Ryanaira polecą z Rzeszowa do Alicante".
18. ^ a b c d "Rzeszow, Poland". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 923. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
19. ^ https://natemat.pl/608282,dwie-nowe-trasy-ryanaira-z-polski-polecimy-do-miasta-harry-ego-pottera
20. ^ "Ryanair Moves Additional Routes to Ryanair UK in NS23". Aeroroutes.
21. ^ "Ryanair nie zwalnia tempa. 4 kolejne nowe hitowe trasy z Polski – dwie z nich mogą was zszokować! - Fly4free.pl - wydawaj mniej, podróżuj więcej - tanie loty, wczasy, hotele". www.fly4free.pl. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
22. ^ "2 nowe trasy Ryanaira. Na to duże lotnisko jeszcze nigdy nie latali z Polski!".
23. ^ "Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23". Aeroroutes.
24. ^ Liu, Jim (14 February 2024). "Smartwings Poland NS24 Antalya Network Expansion". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
25. ^ Liu, Jim (22 October 2024). "Smartwings Poland NS25 Charter Network Additions". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
26. ^ Liu, Jim (28 April 2023). "Smartwings Poland NS23 Charter Network Additions". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
27. ^ "4 nowe trasy Wizz Aira z Polski! Poleci na jedno z największych lotnisko w Europie i na Maderę!".
28. ^ "Nowa trasa Wizz Air z Polski. Rzeszów zyskał loty do Rzymu!".
29. ^ "Rzeszow airport rail link opened". 3 October 2023.

## External links

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Media related to Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website (in English and Polish)
* Rzeszow airport rail link opened

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