Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has announced that initial construction works for the passenger terminal of Poland’s national airport will commence in September.
Beginning with the installation of the terminal’s foundations; the work will be delivered by Budimex S.A., and has been valued at nearly 146 million PLN.
Foundation works will include the installation of over 8,000 piles and ground-improvement columns, with the total length of the planned ground reinforcement elements set to measure in at over 140km.
Completion of the works is expected between the end of 2027 and the beginning of 2028, with the new airport set to be able to accommodate more than 300,000 aircraft movements annually once it begins operations (date TBA).
Dariusz Klimczak, Minister of Infrastructure, said:Having completed the preparation and design stages, we are now moving into the construction phase. Foundation works for the terminal, including deep piling, will begin this autumn.
This will mark the symbolic start of the construction of a new state-of-the-art airport, which will be built between Łódź and Warsaw and will be one of the most advanced airports in Europe.
From the Ministry of Infrastructure's perspective, the key priority at the outset of this project was to ensure close coordination between the Ministry and the management of the company responsible for delivering the Port Polska programme.
The procurement procedure for the terminal’s foundation works was launched on 12 December 2025, with nine of the largest construction companies and consortia, all of which had framework agreements with CPK, invited to participate in the tender.
The deadline for submitting bids expired on 20 February, with all six offers received within the planned budget and the winning bid, from Budimex S.A., amounting to 145,952,189.91 PLN gross.
Before construction can commence; CPK is still required to obtain a building permit from the Mazovian Voivode and formally take possession of the required plots of land.
