EPWA Warsaw Chopin MSFS is a highly detailed scenery of Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Poland. This product is compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Warsaw Chopin Airport (IATA: WAW, ICAO: EPWA) is Poland's largest and busiest airport, covering 834 hectares and handling nearly 40% of the country's air passenger traffic. It operates about 300 scheduled flights daily and increasing charter operations, handling up to 34 operations per hour. The airport opened in 1934 and has been rebuilt several times. It features two crossing runways (2800m and 3690m), hangars, a cargo terminal, and a passenger terminal rebuilt between 2008 and 2015.
Originally called Warsaw-Okecie Airport, it retained the name of its Okęcie neighborhood until it was renamed after Polish composer Frédéric Chopin in 2001. Despite the name change, "Okęcie" remains widely used in air traffic and industry communications.
The airport moved from Mokotów Fields to Okęcie in 1934 due to urban growth. The new airport, costing 10 million Zloty, included modern hangars, exhibition spaces, and a terminal with concrete taxiways. By 1938, it was equipped with advanced radio systems and Lorenz beam navigation, ensuring safer landings. The airport became a hub for both domestic and international flights, connecting Warsaw with cities like Tel Aviv and Beirut.
During World War II, the airport was heavily bombed and later destroyed by retreating German forces, leaving most of the infrastructure in ruins. After the war, LOT Polish Airlines resumed operations at the airport, and reconstruction followed, including a new terminal, control tower, and aircraft stands. By the late 1940s, Warsaw’s airport re-established connections with major cities like Berlin and Brussels.
In the 1960s, the airport expanded with radar systems and a modern terminal to handle 1 million passengers annually. However, growing demand quickly exceeded this capacity. By 1969, the airport handled its first million passengers, leading to the construction of temporary facilities. In the 1980s, political and economic changes led to plans for further expansion, overseen by the State Enterprise "Polish Airports" (PPL).
After the fall of communism, a new terminal built by Hochtief increased capacity to 3.5 million passengers annually. Officially opened in 1992, it was soon overwhelmed by rising passenger numbers, reaching 4 million by 1999. Further expansions followed, including more check-in desks.
In the 2000s, the airport saw further growth with "Terminal 2," part of the largest investment in Polish civil aviation history. The terminals were later merged into "Terminal A." In 2012, a suburban rail connection opened for UEFA Euro 2012, improving access.
By 2023, Warsaw Chopin Airport had become one of Europe’s busiest, serving over 18 million passengers annually and handling nearly 40% of Poland’s air traffic.
- A top-quality model of EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport, featuring the up-to-date model of EPWA Warsaw Chopin International Airport, featuring extensive details, FPS-friendly design, with epic night textures, dynamic lighting and PBR materials as well as high-definition mesh
- Performance-friendly interior modeling at terminal buildings, control tower and hangars, advanced night lighting, custom animations, 3D people, sounds, static aircraft, vehicles
- Fully compatible with GSX Pro using Cartayna Files
- Fully compatible with Warsaw Landmarks MSFS
Available since
2024-09-08
Version
v1.1.0
Supported Simulators
for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Supported Operating System
Windows
Installation Method
Contrail App
Download Size
2.41 GB
Installation Size
5.66 GB
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Review by Karl
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It's a magnificently-crafted airport that makes a departure from the Drzewiecki norm by including fully custom-modelled landsides — and although there are still areas featuring lower-res, lesser-quality ground imagery, the balance works really well.
The terminal interior is stunning (Drzewiecki's always are, to be fair), and there's been a terrific lot of work around the airfield periphery, extending some way back from the perimeter fence. Custom roads, bridges, interchanges, warehouses, offices, supermarkets, static trains, and even bus stops... it's all here!
The most amazing thing, however, is the performance. Granted, I have a very high-end PC but EPWA performs far, far better than the majority of equally-sized (and in some cases, smaller) airports with a similar amount of detail. Even with 90% of gates occupied by FSLTL traffic — and aircraft constantly trundling to and from the runways — framerates hold up admirably.
Definitely Drzewiecki's finest work to date; and, more importantly, the scenery that finally propels them to the very top of the scenery development game. Even if you've no interest in Poland, EPWA is worth getting, just to sit in awe of what can be achieved in the sim in the latter part of 2024.
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