Zielona Góra Airport

Zielona Góra Airport has a single asphalt-concrete runway in the direction of 06/24. The runway is 2,500 m long, 60 meters wide and it is equipped with a modern ILS CAT I allowing aircraft to land in foggy weather. Airport elevation is 59.0 m. The runway has two exit taxiways leading to two parking aprons where up to 10 middle-sized aircraft (e.g. Boeing 737 or Airbus 321) can be parked. The airport also has an apron used in winter for the de-icing of aircraft. Fuel available: Avgas 100 LL, Jet A1, fuel capacities: Avgas 100 LL - 7.500 l, Jet-A 1 - 18.000 l, fire safety protection: Category VI. Light navigation of the runway: Direction 24 - standard 900 m high-intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I). Visual system: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) on both directions (24 and 06). New light navigation of the runway - Cat. 1. NDB: 390 kHz „BBM”, DVOR/DME ZLG : 110,650 MHz

Zielona Gora Airport has two passenger terminals (T1 and T2), of which only Terminal T2 is fully functional and has a large capacity. The airport possesses a passenger terminal T1 of a modest capacity of 150,000 passengers yearly. This is a medium-sized passenger terminal T1 used for departures. Terminal T1 was built in 1977 and is currently being used for departures (passport control and boarding). In 2015, a new passenger terminal (arrivals hall T2) was constructed, increasing the airport capacity to serve passenger traffic. Terminal T2 is used for arrivals and charter services. There is no check-in or any other airport services in Terminal T2. The old terminal, called Terminal T1, has 2 check-in desks, basic luggage transport, and sorting facility and a medium-sized departure area with 1 or 2 gates. However, after the completion of the new arrival area, the maximum capacity of the airport is estimated at 0,3 million passengers per year.

The post-military airport ranks second in Poland in terms of its infrastructure surface, such as taxiways and aprons, and has a good quality concrete runway 2,500 m × 60 m (8,202 ft × 197 ft). It is specified as PCN 45/R/B/W/T. The airport can handle up to 10 Boeing 737s on its taxiways and aprons (apron size: 569 m × 94 m (1,867 ft × 308 ft)). The main apron has 10 positions, including 10 positions for class B 737 (569m x 94m). There is also a smaller apron in front of the main terminal building. In total there are 6 separate aeroplane parking spots. In September and October 2015 the airport took over the charter operations from Poznan- Lawica airport that was undergoing runway renovation at that time. To serve increased passenger traffic, new parking lots were temporarily arranged, and a new terminal was opened for passenger traffic.

There is a small cargo terminal located next to the passenger terminal T1. The airport served cargo flights in the past, there is no data on current cargo operations from the airport. There are plans to increase cargo operations in the future.

Bus service operates between the city of Zielona Góra and the Airport and its service is adjusted to flights' departure and arrival time. Departure from Main Bus Station (Dworzec PKS) and Airport, including few stops on route in the city. There is also a minibus service to Gorzów Wielkopolski that needs to be booked in advance. One can reach Airport by other bus operators with a stop in Nowe Kramsko village, some 1,5 km from the airport (15 minutes walking distance), that is served by local bus companies (Dami, PKS Zielona Góra) quite frequently.

Land connections to Poznań (the largest city in the area) use the newly opened motorway (its junction lies 21 km (13 mi) northeast of the airport terminal), as well as the newly renovated railway line (Zbąszynek, an important rail terminus for the regional trains from Poznań, lies 10 km (6.2 mi) from the airport).

There exists a railroad spur next to the terminal that can be used for passenger service. Alternatively, it has been proposed that a train station be put on the well-frequented electrified rail line connecting Zielona Góra with Poznań, that passes only 1 km (0.62 mi) from the terminal. The trip to Poznań by train would then take less than an hour. There is an ongoing debate, whether the airport should be connected to a regional rail system by constructing a 2-km rail line that would connect the existing airport branch rail line with the passenger terminal. Local authorities are against such plans. The airport has an unused rail station that is located at the eastern side of the runway. There is a 2 km distance between the exiting but disused rail station and the terminals of the airport. In many similar airports (Lublin, Olsztyn- Szymany, Szczecin- Goleniów) the rail connections to the airports are already operated or will soon be opened for passenger traffic.