11,000 passengers per hour from three levels of the airport. Construction of the CPK could begin at any time.

• The CPK airport's passenger terminal will have approximately 450,000 square meters of space in the first phase of construction. Passenger services will be provided on three levels.
• In the first phase, 26 contact stands will be available for narrow-body aircraft and 23 stands for wide-body aircraft.
• In the first stage, the CPK airport will be able to handle up to approximately 11,000 passengers per hour.

The CPK company has received the design for the airport terminal and railway station from the master architect. Currently, documentation is being prepared for submission of applications for building permits to the Masovian Voivode.

- informed the CPK company.

Maciej Lasek, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Government Plenipotentiary for CPK, announced that the project is ready and the company plans to submit applications this year.

CPK noted that the collection of construction documentation for the building permit was possible after the Provincial Headquarters of the State Fire Service issued positive opinions. It also noted that the design and documentation for the bus station were also collected in early June.

According to the company, the project assumes that the passenger terminal at the CPK airport will have approximately 450,000 square meters of space in the first phase of construction. The main terminal building will be connected to the jetties that will take passengers to their planes. Passenger services will be provided on three levels:

• On level zero there will be bus exits for the Schengen and non-Schengen zones, the baggage claim hall and the arrivals hall.
• The first level will house the non-Schengen arrivals and departures zone, transfer centers and passport control areas.
• On the second level there will be check-in desks, security checks, the Schengen arrivals and departures area and part of the non-Schengen arrivals area.

The project anticipates that in the first phase of implementation , the CPK airport will be able to handle up to approximately 11,000 passengers per hour . Nearly 140 check-in desks will be available, with space reserved for the installation of additional desks (up to 170 in total). In the first phase, the terminal will be adapted to handle 34 million passengers, and in the second phase, 44 million . The main terminal hall will be built in a larger cubic capacity, taking into account future expansion.

The CPK company assumes that some of the equipment will be transferred from the modernized Chopin Airport in the future , which will reduce equipment purchase costs. The announcement also indicated that the expected target share of transfer passengers who will transfer to other aircraft at the CPK airport is 35-40%.

According to the project, in the first phase there will be 26 contact stands (i.e. equipped with jet bridges) available for narrow-body aircraft and 23 stands for wide-body aircraft, 18 of which will enable the placement of two narrow-body aircraft in place of one wide-body aircraft.

Initially, it will be possible to operate a total of 49-67 machines at the contact stations.

The CPK reminded that the first phase will involve the construction of a northern pier for long-haul flights to and from the non-Schengen area, as well as central piers serving both Schengen and non-Schengen flights. Construction of the southern pier is planned for the next phase and will depend on traffic forecasts. The construction of the northeastern and southeastern piers is to be completed in subsequent phases of the airport expansion.

Currently, design documentation is also being prepared for runways, taxiways, aprons, and parts of the airport-related roads, as part of the work of the CPK general civil engineering designer, as well as design documentation for the so-called airport support facilities.

This includes administration buildings, maintenance bases, buildings for the meteorological service, environmental hazard control, fire brigade and the air traffic control tower.

CPK emphasized that the project was prepared by a master architect team, composed of a consortium of British design firms selected through a tender: Foster + Partners and Buro Happold, as well as over 30 other subcontractors from various industries, including NACO, Kuryłowicz & Associates, and Cundall. In total, over four hundred designers participated in the documentation.

The Masovian Voivode issued the location decision for the CPK airport in January of this year. In May, the CPK company announced a competitive dialogue procedure to select a general contractor for the airport's passenger terminal, and in July, bids for the baggage handling system were opened. As indicated in the announcement, by the end of 2025, the CPK company intends to announce tenders for a total amount of approximately PLN 30 billion.

The CPK Program will include the construction of a central airport between Warsaw and Łódź, as well as a high-speed rail system. The new airport will initially be designed to handle 34 million passengers annually and will be flexibly expanded in the long term, in line with market needs and forecasts.

According to the adopted schedule , construction of the CPK Airport in the Baranów, Wiskitki, and Teresin municipalities is scheduled to begin in 2026. The airport is expected to obtain the necessary certifications in 2031, and it is scheduled to open in 2032, along with the first section of high-speed rail in Poland: Warsaw - CPK - Łódź. The estimated investment cost by 2032 is PLN 131.7 billion.