A collection of articles and live updates about Krakow-Balice Airport (KRK). You'll find both practical travel guides and real-time operational status pages.
Travel planning
Best months to fly from Krakow – when to fly from Balice Airport?
Analysis of fog risk, delays and tourist traffic levels month by month. Find out when flying from KRK will be most comfortable and trouble-free.
Read →Summer Flight Disruptions at Krakow Airport – Storms, Crosswind and Peak Season
How thunderstorms, crosswind and August crowds affect flights from Krakow-Balice. Summer vs winter disruptions compared, with practical tips for KRK passengers.
Read →Weather conditions and operations
Krakow Airport operations in adverse weather conditions
How does the airport function during snow, fog and low visibility? Practical information for passengers about procedures and operational limitations.
Read →Fog at Krakow-Balice Airport – causes and local conditions
Why is Balice particularly prone to fog? The Krakow Basin, moisture from the Vistula and meteorological factors that create challenging conditions.
Read →Fog and flight diversions in Krakow – why aircraft are redirected to Katowice
When and why does fog force diversions to Katowice, Rzeszów or Warsaw? Operational minimums, decision procedures and typical scenarios.
Read →Flight diverted to Katowice – what to do next
Your aircraft landed in Pyrzowice instead of Balice? Who pays for the transfer to Krakow, where to collect your baggage and what your passenger rights are.
Read →Aircraft de-icing in winter – why it delays departures from Krakow
Why they spray the wings before takeoff, how Type I differs from Type IV fluid, and why the real source of delay is the queue rather than the treatment itself.
Read →Flight cancelled or delayed by weather – what are you entitled to?
Compensation, care and refunds in fog, snow and storms. When weather releases the airline, when it does not, and what the EU reform changes.
Read →Smog vs fog in Krakow – does air pollution affect flights?
How smog differs from fog, mist and haze, what METAR reports show, and why diversions from Balice are caused by fog rather than smog.
Read →Visibility and technology
Visibility at Krakow Airport – current conditions and RVR
What is RVR (Runway Visual Range), what are the takeoff and landing minimums, and how does fog in Krakow affect cancellations and diversions.
Read →Required landing visibility in Krakow – aircraft limits
What visibility does a pilot need to land at Balice? Requirements for the B737, A320 and the fleets of airlines flying to Krakow.
Read →ILS in Krakow and fog – how system limitations affect flights
The role of the Cat I ILS system at Balice, its limits in low visibility and why aircraft must be diverted despite advanced avionics.
Read →New ILS at Krakow Airport and CAT II – will fog stop paralysing Balice?
The Balice ILS replacement: commissioning on 1 October 2026, the CAT II certification plan for 2027 and the real impact on fog-related diversions.
Read →Low visibility procedures at Krakow Airport – what happens when visibility drops?
Why Balice's capacity falls in fog, why delays build up before diversions, and what the 2025 procedure correction changed.
Read →Live status
Krakow Balice flight information – departures, arrivals, delays
Live flight information: operational status, weather conditions, delays, diversions and useful airport contact details in one place.
Read →Krakow Airport conditions (KRK) – flight status
Current operational status: delays, diversions, visibility and weather conditions in one place.
Read →Is there fog in Krakow? Visibility at Krakow-Balice
Up-to-date fog status at the airport – whether it affects takeoffs and landings, current visibility and whether diversions are active.
Read →Fog at Krakow-Balice Airport today
Quick answer: is there fog at Balice today, what is the visibility and what does it mean for passengers?
Read →Is Krakow-Balice Airport open?
A simple YES/NO answer based on live operational data. Check whether the airport is operating normally or experiencing disruptions.
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