<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-center">History of Copernicus Airport Wrocław</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport was built in 1938 as Flugplatz Breslau-Sch&ouml;ngarten Airport for German military purposes before World War II, when the city was still part of Germany. It was the site of a military aviation school, the Luftkriegsschule Breslau-Sch&ouml;ngarten, later renamed Luftkriegsschule 5. Among the Luftwaffe units stationed here just before the war were the Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Kampfgeschwader 76, and Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg". It was operated briefly by Soviet forces following the war before being used for civilian purposes in 1945. Services were operated to Warsaw, Ł&oacute;dź, Poznań and Katowice. By 1992, destinations also included Krak&oacute;w, Rzesz&oacute;w, Gdańsk, Szczecin and Koszalin.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In May 2014, the HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) base was launched at the airport. In 2015, Ryanair announced that it had selected Copernicus Airport Wrocław for its aircraft maintenance base. The construction of the hangar to fit two C-type aircraft (Boeing 737) was finished in June 2017. The airport upgraded its ILS system from category I to category II in April 2016. Until it was reformed on June 30, 2010, the 3rd Air Base, whose barracks complex adjoins the airport, also used the main runway of the airport. From September 14, 2020, the airport will serve a regular cargo connection Wrocław - Cologne Bonn Airport, carried out by an ATR 72 plane by Swiftair for UPS. On November 16&ndash;December 24, 2021, the second connection was carried out on this route by a Saab SF-340 plane operated by Airest. In October 2022, Ryanair began the expansion of WAMS (Wrocław Aircraft Maintenance Services) with another hangar and two spaces for C-type aircraft (Boeing 737). The Airport also announced a number of projects, including new taxiways, additional apron space, and deicing-designated space.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3">Ground transportation from Copernicus Airport Wrocław</h2>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus and coach:</strong> The airport served by two MPK Wrocław bus lines, which on their routes have many stops in the city. Lines 106 (day) or 206 (night) connect to the main railway station and the main bus station. Line 129 runs through the estates Strachowice, Żerniki, Kuźniki, Gąd&oacute;w Mały, Popowice, R&oacute;żanka, Karłowice, Poświętne with the northern part of the Psie Pole district. Line 129 also connects the airport with the nearest railway station, - Wrocław Żerniki (Żernicka stop).</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Car:</strong> The airport is also served by traditional taxi corporations as well as Uber, Bolt, and iTaxi. The airport offers nearly 4,000 parking spaces. There are car rentals at the airport.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bike:</strong> There is also a bike path that leads to the airport.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Railway:</strong> There are future plans to build a railway line between the airport and Wrocław Gł&oacute;wny railway station. A tunnel and a railway station have already been built under the main terminal.</li>
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