Air traffic analysis of General Aviation in the airports of the South Poland

Abstract

General Aviation is a separate segment of Civil Aviation, taking into account different type of aviation activities it includes recreational and sport aviation, business aviation, aerial work and flight training. Also it is often overlooked in the aviation statistics. This article concerns mainly the statistics of General Aviation in the airports of the South Poland. This research paper raises also the issue of the whole sector of General Aviation - its characteristics and features, which determine it as a separate branch of air transport. Therefore, the general statistics of the considered air transport segment are presented as the first step, and only then the results of air traffic analysis in the selected airports are described, namely International Airport Kraków–Balice, Wrocław–Copernicus Airport, Katowice International Airport and Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport. The evaluation of trends in General Aviation as well as the determination of opportunities to develop this sector of air transport were done.