WAW

Warsaw Chopin Airport

Warsaw, Poland

ICAOEPWAElev362 ft
The Verdict
53/100Could be worse (but not by much)

Passengers have noticed — and they're not happy about it. The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #35 of 42 airportsBased on data from 2004–2026
Operational25%
73Actually decent
Sentiment25%
23Dire
Infrastructure15%
57Passable
Sent. Velocity15%
60Passable
Connectivity10%
69Passable
Operator10%
50Passable

Carbon Accreditation

Level 1/7Mapping
2024

Measured their carbon footprint

What People Think

WAW is the human trafficking-free airport equivalent of 'it's fine.'

3.6Avg Rating / 10
197
ReviewsSkytrax 197
26%Positive
SKYTRAX STARS:★★★☆☆
☆☆☆☆skytrax
Jan 2026

We were supposed to depart from this airport on a connecting flight, but because the first flight was delayed, we had to leave the airport and change...

☆☆☆☆skytrax
Oct 2025

✅ Trip Verified | During the security check: A male officer refused my request to wear gloves before touching my turban. He handled my turban aggressi...

☆☆☆☆skytrax
Jun 2025

Massively rude staff at the security check-in queue. I took two trays, I put my backpack in one of them, and was taking out the electronics and other...

☆☆☆☆skytrax
May 2025

✅ Trip Verified | Extremely rude check in staff. I approached a check in staff person with a question and the reply I got was "I have no time". The...

☆☆☆☆skytrax
Jan 2025

✅ Trip Verified | I've flown through roughly a hundred airports, and this is the only one that disallows me to take my wine bottle opener on board....

Sentiment Trajectory (20122024)-3.76 over 16 years
Then: 7.2/5 (19 reviews)Now: 3.4/5 (10 reviews)
Positive26%
Neutral27%
Negative47%
Queuing
3.0
Cleanliness
3.3
Staff
2.7
Food & Bev
2.5
Wifi
Wayfinding
3.3
Transport
3.5
Shopping

The Numbers

6.1MPassengers (2004)
-14.0%YoY Growth

6.1M passengers in 2004 — still 68% below the 2019 peak, though up 11% from the 2020 COVID crater.

5.2MInternational (85%)
893KDomestic (15%)
Passenger History

Lounges

2 available
Etiuda Executive Lounge (ex Bolero)
Terminal A
priority pass
Preludium Lounge
Terminal A
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2014/12–2014/01 · 0 flights
Flights Delayed
Avg Delay

Where You Can Escape To

225 routes · 6 regions · Top: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (389/mo)
Europe10
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)389
Vienna International Airport348
John Paul II International Airport Krakow-Balice Airport307
Frankfurt am Main International Airport304
London Heathrow Airport (LHR)292
Copernicus Wroclaw Airport283
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)283
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)283
Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)282
Munich International Airport (MUC)275

The Runway Report

2 Runways
11/299,186ft × 164ft · ASPH · Lighted
15/3312,106ft × 196ft · ASPH · Lighted

The Backstory

ACI Service Quality Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.