Thanks to the strategic cooperation between Warter Fuels and Awix, General Aviation pilots can now refuel at dozens of airports across Poland that have agreements with the two fuel suppliers, using a single fuel card issued under the Warter Aviation brand.
“Warter Aviation currently operates 11 airport fuel stations in Poland, while Awix Oil provides refuelling services at nine locations. Since Warter and Awix fuel dispensers are built to the same specifications, aircraft can be refuelled at all of these stations using a single fuel card. Each card has an individual ID number registered in the fuel dispenser database. If someone already uses a Warter Aviation card, there is no need to obtain another one. They simply need to contact Awix Oil, and the card’s ID number will be added to the Awix fuel dispenser system. The same card can then be used at all Warter Aviation stations and all Awix airport fuel stations,” explains Konrad Bieńkowski, President of the Management Board of Warter Aviation.
The system also works in the opposite direction. Pilots who already have an Awix Oil card can contact Warter Aviation to have its ID number added to the Warter system. Due to excise duty regulations and GDPR requirements, the process still requires the conclusion of a standard agreement, as is the case when issuing a new card, but pilots only need to carry one card.
“For customers whose aircraft are used by several pilots, we also offer RFID key fobs that replace the card. They can be attached to the aircraft keys, so there is no need to worry about which pilot has the fuel card in their wallet,” Bieńkowski adds.
Fuel Stations at Polish Airports
Warter’s automated fuel stations and dispensers offering Avgas 100LL aviation gasoline are already available at 11 airports: Aeroklub Elbląski (EPEL), Aeroklub Warmińsko-Mazurski (EPOD), Aeroklub Ziemi Mazowieckiej (EPPL), Aeroklub Radomski (EPRP), Aeroklub Ziemi Piotrkowskiej (EPPT), Aeroklub Lubelski (EPLR), Aeroklub Zagłębia Miedziowego (EPLU), Aeroklub Nowy Targ (EPNT), Suwalska Szkoła Lotnicza (EPSU), Aeroklub Wrocławski (EPWS), and Krosno Airport (EPKR).
UL-91 gasoline has been withdrawn from Warter’s airport fuel station network and replaced by the higher-octane AKI 93 aviation gasoline. It is comparable to Pb 98 automotive gasoline but does not contain ethanol, which can be harmful in aviation applications.
AKI 93 is available at eight locations, with the exception of the airports operated by Aeroklub Radomski, Aeroklub Lubelski and Aeroklub Wrocławski. In addition, Jet A-1 fuel for turbine-powered aircraft is available at the airports in Piotrków Trybunalski, Suwałki, Lubin and Krosno.
Awix, meanwhile, provides aircraft refuelling at several other locations across Poland, including Watorowo (EPWT), Śmiłowo (EPPS), the Aeroklub Kielecki airport in Masłów Pierwszy (EPKA), the Aeroklub Pomorski airport in Toruń (EPTO), Poznań-Kobylnica (EPPK), the Aeroklub Szczeciński airport in Szczecin-Dąbie (EPSD), Rzeszów (EPRJ), Warsaw-Babice (EPBC), and Gdańsk (EPGD).
Awix also provides fuel services for aviation events throughout Poland, as well as for specialist aviation operations such as aerial spraying.
One Card, Multiple Possibilities
The Warter Fuels fuel card is available in two variants. If the card is assigned to a specific aircraft – the red card – it allows eligible customers to purchase aviation gasoline without excise duty. If the card is issued to a company – the white card – fuel can only be purchased with excise duty included.
Pilots can also obtain a code for self-service refuelling at a specific location after making an advance payment for the fuel. Purchases can be made through the Warter Aviation online store.
Warter Fuels has for many years supplied approximately half of Europe’s demand for aviation gasoline used by piston-engine aircraft. Its Avgas products are certified by the Polish Air Force Institute of Technology (Instytut Techniczny Wojsk Lotniczych) and are manufactured in accordance with international ASTM and Def Stan standards.
