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Airport HistoryEst. 1934
Opened on April 29, 1934 as Warsaw's Central Airport at Okęcie, it was one of interwar Europe's most modern airfields before being devastated during World War II — German occupiers used it as an aviation school and aircraft repair facility, and retreating forces destroyed much of it in 1944-45. LOT Polish Airlines led the postwar reconstruction and has been the airport's anchor carrier ever since. Renamed Warsaw Chopin Airport in 2001 in honor of composer Frédéric Chopin, it remains known locally by its old name, Okęcie. Today it is Poland's busiest airport, operating well above its original design capacity while a major expansion (announced 2025, targeting 2029) is underway.
Polish President Ignacy Mościcki formally opened the airport on April 29, 1934; it served over 10,000 passengers in its first year.
After serving as a Luftwaffe training and Junkers repair facility under German occupation, the airport's infrastructure was deliberately destroyed by retreating German forces as Soviet troops advanced.
A new postwar terminal became operational and passed 1 million passengers within its first year, with LOT Polish Airlines as the dominant carrier.
Warsaw Okęcie Airport was officially renamed Warsaw Chopin Airport in March 2001, though 'Okęcie' remains in everyday use.
A modern terminal opened after certification delays, substantially expanding capacity following the fall of communism-era construction plans begun in 1990.
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767 suffered a hydraulic failure and made a belly landing at Chopin Airport on November 1, 2011; all 231 people aboard survived, and the crew was widely praised for the outcome.
A railway station connecting the airport to Warsaw's suburban rail network opened beneath the terminal complex.
A large-scale expansion targeting over 30 million annual passengers by 2029 broke ground, addressing chronic capacity constraints.
Editorial content based on the airport's official history pages, Wikipedia, and Polish aviation press; the 2025 expansion project and 2029 completion target are forward-looking and subject to change, and 2025 passenger figures should be treated as the latest available rather than final.