Wojciecha Korfantego) (IATA: KTW, ICAO: EPKT) is an international airport, located in Pyrzowice, 30 km (19 mi) north of Katowice, Poland.

The airport is named after Wojciech Korfanty, a politician of the early years of Polish independence.

[9] It is also the second-busiest airport in the country by cargo volume[10] and the largest origin of charter flights in Poland.

The airbase was used for handling of military aircraft flying from the inner part of the German Reich, carrying supplies to troops on the Eastern Front.In the final phase of World War II, the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket-powered aircraft were tested here.

Following General Ernst Udet's (a Luftwaffe flying ace) death in 1941, the airfield was named Udetfeld.

After the Red Army's advance in early 1945, the Soviet air forces gained the control of the airfield.

Soon after, the first-ever regular passenger traffic started, with a LOT Polish Airlines place taking off for Warsaw on October 6m 1966.

In 1991, Górnośląskie Towarzystwo Lotnicze (The Upper Silesian Aviation Group) was established and in 1994, it became the operator of Pyrzowice Airport.

The Hungarian low-cost airline WizzAir chose Katowice for its first base, with their inaugural flight taking off for London Luton.

Altogether, terminals at Katowice Airport are capable of handling about 8.0 million passengers annually.

[23] Linetech, an aircraft maintenance contractor, operates two other buildings and services Embraer E190 jets.

[citation needed] There is also a Moxy Hotel, a brand by Marriott International, located right next to the main parking entrance (P1).

[101] As for January 2025, trains run on the route: Częstochowa – Częstochowa Raków – Poraj – Myszków – Zawiercie – Poręba – Siewierz – Mierzęcice – Pyrzowice Lotnisko (Katowice Airport) – Miasteczko Śląskie Centrum – Tarnowskie Góry[102] There will be a direct connection to Katowice and other Silesian cities, after the Katowice railway station rail road reconstruction is finished.