Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs A2824/26 and A2826/26) confirm that Warsaw Chopin Airport’s primary runway 15/33 will stay out of service for take-off and landing until 06:00 UTC on 24 October. The slab replacement, which began on 28 September, leaves the hub operating on its shorter parallel runway 11/29, forcing airlines to cap weight on long-haul departures, cancel some night rotations and swap wide-bodies for narrow-bodies where possible. LOT Polish Airlines has retimed North American flights to avoid the curfew period, while cargo carriers UPS and DHL have diverted several freighters to Katowice and Leipzig. Business-aviation slots are severely restricted between 22:00 and 06:00 local, and travellers connecting via Warsaw should check for last-minute gate changes as ground handlers juggle stand allocations. The works are part of a €60 million pavement-rehabilitation programme designed to extend runway life until the new Central Airport opens in 2032. Airport operator PPL says the current phase is on schedule and that instrument-landing-system outages reported earlier in the week have been resolved. Nevertheless, slot delays of 15-30 minutes are likely during Friday evening peaks, especially if low-visibility procedures are in force. Companies scheduling same-day meetings in Warsaw should build contingency time into itineraries; HR and relocation managers bringing in assignees may want to consider Poznań or Łódź as alternates until Monday.
Source: NOTAC / Eurocontrol
