Warsaw–Modlin Airport, Poland’s second-busiest low-cost hub, confirmed on 14 September that scheduled runway resurfacing will take place every night this month between 23:30 and 04:30. The work, highlighted in a notice to carriers and posted in the airport’s news feed, involves milling the top asphalt layer and installing new LED edge lights. No commercial movements are planned during the maintenance window—Modlin’s operating curfew already limits departures and arrivals between midnight and 05:00. However, the airport warns that any late-running inbound services may be diverted to Warsaw Chopin or Łódź if they cannot land before the nightly closure begins. Ground handlers have been instructed to flag tight connections to airlines 45 minutes before the cut-off so passengers can be re-protected proactively. Business-jet operators using Modlin’s dedicated GA apron must file slot requests 24 hours in advance during the works, and a PLN 2 500 out-of-hours surcharge will apply if flights overrun. Cargo charters are unaffected; the airport’s freight apron remains open and segregated from the work site. Travel-management companies should advise clients with last flights of the day from destinations such as Alicante, Bergamo and Dublin to allow extra contingency time or to consider the earlier rotation. The resurfacing is part of a PLN 90-million upgrade that will boost the pavement classification number (PCN) to handle the new Airbus A321-XLR fleet Ryanair stations at Modlin from 2027.
Source: Port Lotniczy Warszawa-Modlin
