Author: Karol

  • Krępa Słupska airport. 2021

    The owner of the airport is the Słupski Aero Club. The airport has a rich infrastructure. There are four hangars and other facilities at the airport. The take-off area is well kept. Aircraft fuel is available. There is a rich accommodation base nearby.

  • Jastarnia airport. 2021

    The Jastarnia airport is located on the Hel Peninsula, by the provincial road No. 216, which connects Władysławowo with Hel. the airport is almost next to the town of Jastarnia and is surrounded by a forest. The airport is a typical tourist destination. It is open in the summer season, from May to September.

  • 11th Fighter Aviation Regiment in Strachowice. 1968-1999

    In the second half of the 1960s, Polish Aviation was reorganized. One of the reasons was the desire to return to the names and numbers of the Regiments from the Second World War, so that no one had any doubts about the Russian roots of the Polish People’s Aviation. In 1968, as a result, some…

  • 11 Fighter Aviation Regiment in Debrzno. 1950r.-1967.

    Soviet plans during World War II included the creation of the Polish Aviation Association as the 3rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division. Due to the lack of appropriate aircraft, the 3rd Fighter Aviation Division was formed, consisting of three fighter regiments, which were given the designations 9. PLM, 10. PLM, 11. PLM. The basis was the operational…

  • PKP Kraków Main Railway Station. 2021

    The development of iron railways in Polish lands was very dynamic and similar as in most countries of Western Europe. In Kraków, the construction of the railway station and the railway line from Silesia was planned in the 30-year-old centers. In the first assumptions, the railway station was to arise in Łobzów, outside of the…

  • Terminal. 2021

    Terminal is the modern name for an airport station. The largest airports have up to four terminals. Passengers are checked in at the terminals. There you can buy a ticket. They’re there; waiting rooms, information points, bars, restaurants, shops, chapels, toilets, airport facilities and much more.

  • Airport in general – Part 3. 2013

    The runway lighting is to facilitate the orientation of the crew as to their position during poor visibility and at night. The better the airport, the more extensive the lighting is. Additionally, the number of faulty lamps must not exceed 1%. The worse the airport, the smaller the requirements are. There are many airports in…

  • Czyżyny-Rakowice airport. 2021.

    Many Cracovians remember that there was a large Rakowice – Czyżyny airport in Krakow. Many Cracovians also know that the airport in Balice named after John Paul II can be conveniently reached by train, in 15 minutes from the Kraków Główny railway station. But few Cracovians know that in the Second Polish Republic, it was…

  • Airport in Gliwice. 2021

    The city of Gliwice is located in the western part of the Silesian Province and in the so-called Upper Silesia, in its western part. Geographically, it lies on the Katowice Upland, on the Kłodnica River. The city of Gliwice received city rights in 1276 from Prince Władysław Opolski. In history, the city was ruled by…

  • Airport in Mirosławiec. 2021

    In the 1960s, the military unit in Mirosławiec had about 40 turbojet combat aircraft and several liaison and transport aircraft. The unit consisted of about 4,000 professional and military soldiers. In addition, there were 500-800 reservist soldiers who, during the exercises, were to consolidate the abilities and skills obtained during the basic service. The pilots…