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Rzeszów Jasionka Airport
Port Lotniczy Rzeszów-Jasionka im. Rodziny Ulmów
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorSpółka Port Lotniczy "Rzeszów-Jasionka im. Rodziny Ulmów" sp. z o. o.
ServesRzeszów
LocationJasionka, Poland
Elevation AMSL211 m (692 ft)
Coordinates50°06′36″N 022°01′08″E / 50.11000°N 22.01889°E / 50.11000; 22.01889 (Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport)
Websiterzeszowairport.pl
Map
RZE/EPRZ is located in Subcarpathian Voivodeship
RZE/EPRZ
RZE/EPRZ
Location of airport in Podkarpackie Voivodeship
RZE/EPRZ is located in Poland
RZE/EPRZ
RZE/EPRZ
Location of airport in Poland
RZE/EPRZ is located in Europe
RZE/EPRZ
RZE/EPRZ
Location of airport in Europe
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,200 10,499 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2024)
Passengers1,145,257 Increase
Aircraft movements20 947 (2023)Increase
Sources: Rzeszów Ulma Airport[1]
Polish AIP at EUROCONTROL[2]

Rzeszów Jasionka Airport[3] (Polish: Port lotniczy Rzeszów-Jasionka) (IATA: RZE, ICAO: EPRZ), officially Rzeszów Ulma Family Airport, is an international airport serving Rzeszów, a city in southeastern Poland. It is located in the village of Jasionka, approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Rzeszów city center.

On 24 March 2024, Polish President Andrzej Duda renamed the airport after the Ulma Family, who were Polish citizens executed by the Nazi Army during World War II after they were discovered hiding Jews.[3]

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 Warsaw – Łódź –Kraków – Rzeszów – Lublin – Warsaw. The airport was rebuilt 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] The airport, however, underwent a European Court of Auditors audit in 2014 and among 20 other European airports – its marks were positive in terms of efficiency and legitimacy using EU funds on airports' modernisation.[5]

During the Russo-Ukrainian war, the airport has been used as a trans-shipment hub for Ukraine's supporters to with medical aid, weapons and supplies. It is also widely used for air travel to Ukraine, due to its proximity to the Ukrainian border during the closure of Ukrainian Air Space. Supplies are flown to the airport and then driven along the A4 autostrada 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."[6] 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.

Facilities

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Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport features the third-longest runway in Poland, measuring 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,[7] Boeing C-17 Globemaster III,[8] Lockheed C-130 Hercules[8] and the Boeing 747.[9]

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
LOT Polish Airlines[10] Warsaw–Chopin[11]
Seasonal: Gdańsk,[12] Newark[13]
Ryanair Alicante,[14] Bristol,[15] Dublin,[15] Edinburgh,[16] London–Luton,[15] London–Stansted,[17] Malta,[18] Manchester,[15]
Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa,[19] Zadar[20]
Smartwings Poland Seasonal charter: Bodrum[21]
Wizz Air Podgorica,[22] Rome–Fiumicino[23]

Statistics

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Apron view
Terminal interior
PassengersYear0200,000400,000600,000800,00019901995200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic
Traffic by calendar year
Passengers Movements
2007 279,9966,112
2008 323,8389,662
2009 383,1848,806
2010 454,20310,919
2011 491,32512,357
2012 564,99212,355
2013 589,92013,508
2014 601,07010,656
2015 645,21413,723
2016 664,06812,629
2017 693,56414,274
2018 771,28718,164
2019 772,23818,806
2020 235,19012,918
2021 255,79513,470
2022 731,14114,876
2023 1,020,18920,947
2024 1,145,25721,408
2025 1,282,62819,917
Source: [24]

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 Subcarpathian Agglomeration Railway.[25] 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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References

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  1. 1 2 "Statystyki ruchu". Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "EUROCONTROL". Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  3. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Special Report EU-funded airport infrastructures: poor value for money" (PDF). Eca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Vice President Harris says Patriot anti-missile systems shifted from Germany are now on the ground in Poland". MarketWatch. Associated Press. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. 1 2 "Na lotnisko w Jasionce dotarł w sobotę 9. samolot z ekipą, która ma przygotować niedzielny przylot olbrzymiej grupy amerykańskich żołnierzy | Nowiny". 5 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Joe Biden w Rzeszowie. Zjadł pizzę z amerykańskimi żołnierzami, a potem spotkał się z prezydentem Dudą". 25 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Route map". lot.com.
  11. ↑ Liu, Jim (25 July 2022). "LOT Polish Airlines August 2022 Network Adjustment - 24JUL22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Pasazer.com: Latem znów polecimy z Rzeszowa do Gdańska". Pasazer.com. February 2023.
  13. ↑ "LOT Polish Airlines suspends 2 Trans-Atlantic routes in W19". Routes.
  14. ↑ "Boeingi Ryanaira polecą z Rzeszowa do Alicante".
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Rzeszow, Poland". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 923. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  16. ↑ "Dwie nowe trasy Ryanaira z Polski. Jedna to gratka dla fanów Harry'ego Pottera". 29 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "Ryanair Moves Additional Routes to Ryanair UK in NS23". Aeroroutes.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "2 nowe trasy Ryanaira. Na to duże lotnisko jeszcze nigdy nie latali z Polski!".
  20. ↑ "Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23". Aeroroutes.
  21. ↑ Liu, Jim (22 October 2024). "Smartwings Poland NS25 Charter Network Additions". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  22. ↑ Aviation, EX-YU (14 October 2025). "Wizz Air launching Podgorica base with fourteen new routes". EX-YU Aviation News. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  23. ↑ "Nowa trasa Wizz Air z Polski. Rzeszów zyskał loty do Rzymu!".
  24. ↑ "Port Lotniczy Jasionka". www.rzeszowairport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  25. ↑ "Rzeszow airport rail link opened". 3 October 2023.
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