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Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (EPRZ), officially Rzeszów Ulma Family Airport, is a major international airport in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of southeastern Poland, roughly 8 kilometres north of Rzeszów city centre. It combines scheduled civil operations with a significant military and NATO logistics role, and offers a single long, hard-surfaced runway with ILS suitable for the largest transport aircraft.
Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport serves the city of Rzeszów in southeastern Poland and is operated by Spółka Port Lotniczy "Rzeszów-Jasionka im. Rodziny Ulmów". Renamed in March 2024 in honour of the Ulma Family, Polish citizens executed by German forces in the Second World War for sheltering Jews, the airport is notable to a visiting pilot both for its long, capable runway and for its unusual status as a hybrid civil-military and NATO logistics hub, particularly since 2022.
The airport lies in the village of Jasionka, about 8 kilometres north of Rzeszów city centre, in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship close to Poland's border with Ukraine. It sits astride the A4 autostrada, which is used to move supplies onward from the airport toward the Polish-Ukrainian border. As a large international airport with its own tower and delivery frequencies, it is a controlled aerodrome; pilots should expect to operate under Air Traffic Control instructions throughout.
The airfield has a single physical runway, 09/27, of hard surface and lit in both directions. Published data shows a length of 10,483 feet for runway 09 and 8,201 feet for runway 27, the latter equipped with an ILS. This is one of the longest runways in Poland, giving the field the capability to handle very large transport aircraft.
Rzeszów provides a full complement of radio services: ATIS on 124.955 MHz, Rzeszów Delivery on 121.805 MHz, and Rzeszów Tower on 126.805 MHz. An ILS serves runway 27. The airport has recently implemented the Digital ATC Clearance (DCL) system, delivered by the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency, to improve the process of issuing flight clearances ahead of busy scheduled operations.
Specific published joining and circuit procedures are not detailed in the available material; as a controlled international airport with tower and delivery services, arriving and departing traffic should expect to operate entirely under ATC instruction rather than following informal circuit joins.
No published visual reporting points are given in the available material. Useful general landmarks for orientation include Rzeszów city itself, some 8 kilometres to the south, and the A4 autostrada, which runs past the airport and is used as the supply route toward the Ukrainian border.
The airfield's first facilities were built in 1940 and destroyed in 1944; it was rebuilt and reopened for commercial traffic in 1949. Scheduled domestic passenger services began on 30 November 1945 on a circular route linking Warsaw, Łódź, Kraków, Rzeszów and Lublin. The Polish Air Force maintained a presence at Jasionka from its opening until permanently closing its air base there in 1999 under an agreement with the Ministry of Defence. International scheduled services developed from 2007, including LOT Polish Airlines flights to New York JFK and Newark, followed by connections to Dublin and London-Stansted. A new passenger terminal opened in May 2012 after construction began in 2006, and the airport underwent a European Court of Auditors review in 2014 that judged its use of EU modernisation funding positively. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the airport has become a key trans-shipment hub for military and humanitarian aid bound for Ukraine, with supplies flown in and then driven along the A4 to the border. The United States deployed Patriot missile systems to the airport in March 2022 as a precautionary measure, and the field has hosted high-profile visits including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US President Joe Biden (twice, in March 2022 and February 2023), and William, Prince of Wales, in March 2023. On 24 March 2024 the airport was formally renamed after the Ulma Family in recognition of their wartime sacrifice.
Rzeszów–Jasionka now operates as a busy international airport, handling over a million passengers a year with scheduled services from carriers including LOT Polish Airlines, Ryanair, Wizz Air and seasonal charter operations. Alongside its civilian role it continues to function as an important logistics and support base connected to NATO efforts in the region. The airport has invested in modernised passenger and business facilities and, operationally, has recently adopted the Digital ATC Clearance system to improve punctuality and clearance delivery.
