The John Paul II International Aiport Krakow-Balice is about 11km from Balice. This public and military airport is operated by MPL Balice. The IATA and the ICAO codes are KRK and EPKK. Civil aviation started in 1964 and the airport served about 3 million passengers in 2007. There are many ways to get to the airport; you could take the Balice Ekspress that operates from the rail station to the airport and the travel time is less than 20 minutes.

There are a number of buses and these operate every 30 minutes. Since the airport provides parking space, you could even drive down the A4 motorway but ensure that the roadwork underway doesn't hamper your travel to the airport. Some of the major airlines are Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, and Jet Air. In 2007, a Ryanair operated flight suffered a front tire burst. However, there were no casualties or damage. There are 2 terminals in addition to the cargo terminal. There are plans to expand the international terminal.

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