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| Airport type | International | ||||||||||
| Operator | Warmia i Mazury Sp. z o.o. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Olsztyn, Poland | ||||||||||
| Location | Szczytno | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 464 ft / 141 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°28′55″N 20°56′16″E / 53.48194°N 20.93778°E | ||||||||||
| Website | mazuryairport | ||||||||||
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Olsztyn-Mazury Airport (IATA: SZY, ICAO: EPSY) (Polish: Port lotniczy Olsztyn-Mazury) is an international passenger airport in the North-East of Poland, branded as the gateway to the Masurian Lake District. It is located near Szymany, some 10 km from the centre of Szczytno in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The airport was previously known as Szymany Airport or Szczytno-Szymany Airport.
It originally served as air base for the Germans during World War II and later for the Polish Air Force. After it lost its military importance with the end of the Cold War, it served as a passenger airport for a few years at the turn of the millennium. Flights were sporadic and passenger numbers very low, so it ceased operations again around 2003. The Szymany Airport received international attention after it was discovered the airfield was used by the CIA in conjunction with a black site prison nearby in 2003.
From 2014 to 2015, the airport was rebuilt with high EU subsidies as part of the "Regional Operational Programme Warmia and Mazury 2007–2013". Its runway was extended and overhauled; a new terminal, railway link and further facilities were erected. In January 2016, the airport re-opened for scheduled flights.