WAW

Warsaw Chopin Airport

Warsaw, Poland

Operated by Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Porty Lotniczepublic
ICAOEPWAElev362 ft
The Verdict
63/100Surprisingly not awful

At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #49 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2004–2026
Operational30%
69Middling
Sentiment25%
48Room for improvement
Infrastructure15%
57It'll do
Sent. Velocity15%
75Reliably good
Connectivity15%
69Middling

Carbon Accreditation

Level 1/7Mapping
2024

Measured their carbon footprint

What People Think

WAW is the human-sized equivalent of an elevator — you're in it, you wait, you leave.

3.8Avg Rating / 10
2,198
ReviewsGoogle 2001Skytrax 197
27%Positive
SKYTRAX STARS:★★★☆☆
★ 3.9on Google Maps (2,001 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (2012–2026)-2.78 over 18 years
Then: 7.2/5 (19 reviews)Now: 4.4/5 (1041 reviews)
Positive27%
Neutral27%
Negative46%
Queuing
3.0
Cleanliness
3.2
Staff
2.7
Food & Bev
2.5
Wifi
2.3
Wayfinding
3.3
Transport
3.5
Shopping
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The Numbers

24.1MPassengers (2025)
+13.3%YoY Growth

Record year! 24.1M passengers in 2025, up 28% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 340% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

22.5MInternational (93%)
1.6MDomestic (7%)
Passenger History

Lounges

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

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 375,737 flights
4.0%Flights Delayed15,146 of 375,737 flights
1.3minAvg Delay

If punctuality were a religion, this airport would be the cathedral.

Delay Causes (ATFM)
54%
Airport-CausedThe airport itself is the primary reason for delays. Not weather. Not ATC. Them.
Weather43%
Carrier0%
ATC0%
Airport54%

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
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)283
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)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

Awards

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