Polish airports resume operations after temporary closure

Poland's Radom and Lublin airports resumed operations around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday after being temporarily closed to allow military aircraft to operate freely, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency said, amid Russian drone and missile strikes on neighbouring Ukraine.

Polish regional airports in Radom and Lublin resumed operations on Thursday after temporarily closing to allow military aircraft to secure the country’s airspace amid Russian drone and missile strikes on neighbouring Ukraine, authorities said.

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Those airports, in the central and eastern regions of the country, are less frequently used by passengers.

Lotniska w Radomiu i Lublinie wznowiły operacje lotnicze

— PANSA (@PANSA_PL) October 30, 2025

Earlier in the day, Poland scrambled aircraft and put its air defence systems on alert in response to a Russian attack on Ukraine, with the military monitoring the situation and securing airspace near the border.

At around 10:30 a.m., authorities said Polish and allied aircraft returned to base as the threat of Russian strikes on Ukraine decreased.

❗️Operowanie polskiego i sojuszniczego lotnictwa w naszej przestrzeni powietrznej, związane z uderzeniami Federacji Rosyjskiej na Ukrainę, zostało zakończone.

Dziękujemy za wsparcie @NATO, @NATO_AIRCOM, Królewskim Norweskim Siłom Powietrznym @luftforsvaret 🤝🇳🇴, Siłom… pic.twitter.com/BP2dt0E6IP

— Dowództwo Operacyjne RSZ (@DowOperSZ) October 30, 2025

NATO allies, including Norway, Spain and Turkey, assisted in securing Polish skies, while German forces contributed with a Patriot system.

Ground-based air defence and radar systems have returned to normal operations, and no violations of Polish airspace were observed, according to the Operational Command of Poland's Armed Forces.

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Source: Radio Poland/IAR/X/@PANSA_PL/@DowOperSZ

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