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Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (EPKT) is Poland's principal gateway to the Upper Silesian conurbation, sited at Ożarowice in the Silesian Voivodeship. It offers a single very long hard-surfaced runway equipped with ILS, making it a straightforward and well-equipped destination for simulator pilots flying into southern Poland.
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport, known locally by its former name Pyrzowice after the neighbouring village, lies at Ożarowice in the Silesian Voivodeship and serves as the main air link for the densely populated Upper Silesian industrial region (the GOP, or Górnośląski Okręg Przemysłowy). For a visiting VFR or IFR pilot it is a large, controlled international field with a single long runway and full instrument approach capability, set within a relatively flat agricultural landscape north of the Katowice-Gliwice-Bytom urban belt.
The airport sits near Ożarowice, within reach of the major towns of the Silesian conurbation including Katowice, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Gliwice, Piekary Śląskie, Bytom, Zabrze and Sosnowiec. It operates as a controlled aerodrome with an approach service, indicated by the published APP frequency, and pilots should expect to be worked by Katowice control agencies from some distance out given the airport's role as a major international point of entry for the region.
The airport has a single physical runway, 08/26, hard-surfaced and lit throughout. From the 08 threshold the declared length is 10,474 ft, while from the 26 threshold it is 9,429 ft; an ILS serves the approach to runway 26. Field elevation is 984 ft.
Published frequencies for the airport are Approach (APP) on 121.075 MHz and Tower (TWR) on 129.25 MHz, with a further frequency of 131.45 MHz associated with ground/handling. Runway 26 is served by an ILS, giving pilots an instrument approach option to the field's longer-serving runway direction.
The airport is widely known by its historic and informal name of Pyrzowice, after the village adjacent to the site, a name that persists in common usage alongside the current official title honouring Wojciech Korfanty. It functions as the principal airport for the wider Upper Silesian Metropolis (GOP), reflecting its role in serving the region's cluster of industrial cities rather than any single municipality.
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport continues to operate as a large, active international airport with scheduled airline service, and is recorded as the home base for several flight simulator community members. As an international customs airport with airline operations, arriving pilots should expect standard large-airport procedures and coordination with air traffic control throughout the approach, landing and ground movement phases.
