Krakow is gradually becoming an increasingly popular and thus more expensive tourist destination located in southern Poland. Compared to the big cities in Europe, it is still a small town with not even a million inhabitants and the airport in Krakow is small. For this reason, many people wonder what the opening hours of Krakow airport are. Is Krakow Airport open at night? Does it work 24/7?
When flying to Krakow, choose Krakow Airport located in the small town of Balice. It is a small airport with one runway and one large building with two terminals. Is the airport open at night?
Krakow Airport opening hours
When it comes to entering the terminal building of Krakow Airport, the airport is open 24 hours a day. It is possible to enter the building 24 hours a day because it is open 24/7 and you can also check in for early morning flights at night.
There are some food and beverage outlets and shops at Krakow Airport at night, but generally they operate until late at night and open early in the morning and have a small break in operation late at night. Why?
Because flights from Krakow airport do not operate around the clock.
Due to protests from residents of the surrounding villages, Krakow Airport is not a 24-hour airport. The last take-offs and landings at Krakow airport take place at 1 am. Only delayed aircraft can land later and there are no take-offs from Krakow after this hour.
The first take-off operations from Krakow Airport in Balice near Krakow take place at 5 am. Therefore, many service points or shops at Krakow Airport have a short night break.
Krakow Airport opening hours summary
To summarise the information contained in the article above, we suggest: the terminal building at Krakow Airport is available for passengers 24 hours a day. The only building housing the international terminal and the internal terminal for flights within Poland is not closed for the night.
However, flights from Krakow airport do not operate around the clock. Due to the protests of local residents who have built near the Balice airport runway, Krakow airport operates only until 1:00 at night and from 5:00 in the morning, although often the first take-offs are at 5:30 am.
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