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Airport Kraków -Balice
Airport Kraków-Balice = John Paul II Airport Kraków-Balice - an international airport situated 11 km west from the city centre of Cracow (Kraków). It is located near an air installment in Balice (a small village west from Cracow. The two airports share one cement airstrip of the size 2550 × 60 m. It is a 4D class airport with the precise approach of class I, additionaly equipped with.. . It is managed by PLC International Airport Kraków-Balice.

For the time being, it is the second Polish airport (following Okęcie Airport in Warsaw) in terms of both the number of the passengers checked-in and of the number of flights taking place. The airport has great prospects of development since nearly 8 mln people live within a radius of 100 km. Moreover, it is situated near the important communication route of that part of Europe. It competes with other airports in the vicnity, i.e. with Katowice or Rzeszów.

The name of John Paul II was given to the airport in 1995. The pope John Paul II visited Balice frequently during his pontificate during the I, II, III, VI, VII and VIII pilgrimage to Poland.

History
Since 1923 the passenger flights started from Kraków-Katowice-Czyżyny airport, liquidated in 1963.In 2005 the part of its original airstrip was restored to be used as a museum landing strip.

In 1964 a part of the millitary airport that existed in Balice was assigned as civil aviation.