Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport announced on 31 October that it will build an 80-million-zloty (≈ €18.3 million) wide-body maintenance hangar by 2027 to meet soaring demand for MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) services in the Baltic region. The 7,000 m² facility will accommodate two Boeing 787s or three single-aisle jets simultaneously and will be leased to LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services (LAMS), a subsidiary of the national carrier.
Airport CEO Tomasz Kloskowski said the project will shorten turnaround times for LOT and foreign airlines operating in northern Poland, reducing the need to ferry aircraft to more distant European MRO centres. For business-aviation and charter operators the hangar also offers rapid-response A-checks, potentially cutting costly ground-time during the busy summer season.
The investment is part of a wider PLN 350 million capital plan that includes taxiway upgrades and an intermodal rail spur, aiming to position Gdańsk as Poland’s second-largest aviation hub after Warsaw. Regional development agencies predict the hangar will create 250 high-skilled jobs and strengthen the Tri-City’s aerospace cluster, which already hosts GE’s engine plant in nearby Kalisz.
For corporate mobility teams the expansion translates into better aircraft availability on northern routes and may pave the way for additional long-haul services—Porto and Dubai have been cited as candidates—once maintenance capacity is in place. Construction is scheduled to start in Q2 2026, with operations commencing by Q4 2027.
Airport CEO Tomasz Kloskowski said the project will shorten turnaround times for LOT and foreign airlines operating in northern Poland, reducing the need to ferry aircraft to more distant European MRO centres. For business-aviation and charter operators the hangar also offers rapid-response A-checks, potentially cutting costly ground-time during the busy summer season.
The investment is part of a wider PLN 350 million capital plan that includes taxiway upgrades and an intermodal rail spur, aiming to position Gdańsk as Poland’s second-largest aviation hub after Warsaw. Regional development agencies predict the hangar will create 250 high-skilled jobs and strengthen the Tri-City’s aerospace cluster, which already hosts GE’s engine plant in nearby Kalisz.
For corporate mobility teams the expansion translates into better aircraft availability on northern routes and may pave the way for additional long-haul services—Porto and Dubai have been cited as candidates—once maintenance capacity is in place. Construction is scheduled to start in Q2 2026, with operations commencing by Q4 2027.
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