Opole 2023-03-23
Polska Nowa Wieś airport near Opole.
Geographical coordinates: 50.631N 17.781E (or 50 37′ 59.55”N 17 46′ 54.17”E). Elevation 188 m.
Polska Nowa Wieś is a village in Poland located in the Opolskie Voivodeship, in the Opole County, in the Komprachcice commune. From Opole it is possible to get there by city bus No. 8.
The Polska Nowa Wieś airport is the airport of the Opole Aeroclub. Address: Opole Aeroclub, ul. Ozimska 71 D, 45-368 Opole. The landing field is ground. Two RWYs were designated on it. The first RWY with dimensions of 650 m x 100 m, in the direction of 13 / 31 (127° – 307°). The second RWY with dimensions of 750 m x 100 m, in the direction 07 / 25 (073° – 253°). Radio OPOLE RADIO; 122.200MHz.
In 1984, at the Polska Nowa Wieś airport, there was a large plane crash of the PZL An-2, in which 12 people died. In memory of the disaster, a monument was founded at the airport.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman