# Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK)

> Balice, PL · IATA: KRK · ICAO: EPKK · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `KRK` |
| ICAO | `EPKK` |
| City | Balice |
| Country | PL |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 241 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 50.07770, 19.78480 |

## Description

Kraków-Balice (IATA: KRK, ICAO: EPKK) carries the name of the city's most famous son, Pope John Paul II — and shares its single runway with a Polish Air Force base, a detail worth knowing when requesting charter or freighter slots. With more than 11 million passengers in a recent year, Kraków is Poland's clear number two behind Warsaw, lifted by tourism, diaspora traffic and the region's fast-growing tech and shared-services sector. Cargo, however, is a sideshow here: the airport handles only a few thousand tonnes annually, mainly express and courier shipments plus belly freight on European routes. The bulk of Lesser Poland's airfreight moves by truck — as road feeder service to Warsaw and Katowice, or onward to Vienna and Frankfurt. Anyone booking airfreight "from Kraków" usually departs physically from somewhere else; planning that routing honestly saves transit time. The airport sits at Balice, some 11 kilometres west of the centre, directly on the A4 motorway running from the German border via Wrocław towards Ukraine; a rail link reaches the main station in about 20 minutes. A new terminal and a runway extension are planned to absorb further growth.

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