Warsaw Modlin Airport Warsaw Modlin Airport Warsaw Modlin Airport is an international airport, formerly a disused military airfield, which opened in July 2012. It is located 40 km (25 miles) north of Warsaw's city centre in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and has a maximum capacity of approx. 2-2.3 million passengers a year. The airport is intended to be used by low-cost carriers serving Warsaw, the capital of Poland. As of 2017, the airport is the fifth busiest airport in Poland, with 2,932,639 passengers currently exclusively served by Ryanair. The main international airport of the city however is Warsaw Chopin Airport. Originally designed for military
Airport city Airport city Airport city is the "inside the fence" airport area including the airport (terminals, apron, and runways) and on-airport businesses such as air cargo, logistics, offices, retail, and hotels. The airport city is at the core of the aerotropolis, a new urban form evolving around many major airports. The airport city model recognises that an airport can do more than perform its traditional aeronautical services, evolving new non-aeronautical commercial facilities, services and revenue streams. Airports are now routinely targeting non-aeronautical revenue streams amounting to 40–60% of their total revenues. Industry leaders and researchers share best practices on non-aeronautical revenues