Jana Pawła II since 4 September 2007; earlier in Polish: Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im.

Jana Pawła II Kraków–Balice) (IATA: KRK, ICAO: EPKK) is an international airport located near Kraków, in the village of Balice, 11 km (6.8 mi) west[2] of the city centre, in southern Poland.

[4] For marketing reasons, the official name was further "streamlined" on 4 September 2007 as Kraków Airport im.

The airport has good growth prospects, as almost 8 million people live within 100 km (62 mi) of it.

It collaborated with 25 traditional and low-cost airlines offering 161 flight connections to 123 airports located in 113 cities in 35 countries.

The expected maximum capacity of the terminal is up to 8 million passengers handled in a year (over twice as much as the airport served in 2012).

In addition to road access by private car or taxi, other options are: The SKA1 suburban line operates from the Airport to Kraków Główny (Main railway station) and further to Wieliczka.

Baza Lotnictwa Transportowego of the Polish Air Force, flying transport aircraft like the EADS CASA C-295 Media related to John Paul II Airport in Balice-Kraków at Wikimedia Commons