A new airport project worth £25billion is set to revolutionise travel in central Europe. The airport that is to be built in central Poland will be able to welcome around 34 million passengers per year upon launch. 

The Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) will be built in the Mazovian Voivodeship in the country's capital, Warsaw.

According to officials, the airport is now all ready to be constructed. 

In a statement, Polish Infrastructure Minister Dariusz Klimczak said: “We have a location decision for the construction of the most modern airport in Europe, which will be built in central Poland.

“Coming to a decision on a location is a key element of the CPK project. We are ready for real construction activities.”

The new airport is planned as a state-of-the-art intermodal transport hub. Phase one, scheduled for completion by 2032, will feature two parallel runways and a capacity to accommodate 34 million passengers per year. 

An integrated intermodal terminal will connect airside and landside zones with a high-speed railway station and a bus terminal, providing seamless travel connections. 

Accessibility will be further enhanced by upgrades to the surrounding transport network, including the “Y” high-speed rail line connecting Warsaw and Łódź, as well as the expansion of the A2 motorway. 

In 2024, Foster + Partners and Buro Happold, the architect firms behind the ambitious build, unveiled detailed plans of what the future travel hub could look like when it opens.

Grant Brooker, head of studio at Foster + Partners, previously told Notes from Poland: "Our design focuses on passengers. Our ambition is to create an accessible building that will improve the travel experience…[through] clear visual connections.

“We believe the CPK [the airport] will completely change the way people travel around Poland, and will also become a new gateway to Europe and the rest of the world.”