Category: Airports

The initiators of the construction of the airport were the Kielce Provincial Board of the Air and Gas Protection League. Efforts began in 1931. A convenient site was found north-east of Kielce, about 10 km from the city center. On October 5, 1932, the District Land Office in Kielce handed over to the Ministry of…

The Stara Wieś landing field (EPBW) is located in the south-eastern part of Poland, in the Brzozów commune, Podkarpackie Voivodeship. The provincial road No. 886 runs nearby. The provincial road No. 886 connects the national roads No. 19 in Domaradz and No. 28 in Zabłotki near the border of Sanok. The length of the road…

Jasło is a city in the south of Poland, in the Podkarpackie Voivodship, and is the capital of the Jasło County. Jasło received city rights in 1262, under Polish law. The city has an area of 36.52 km 2. The city has a large difference in elevation; from 225 m to 380 m above sea…

The area of Oleszyc until the end of the 10th century was a Polish-Ruthenian borderland. Oleszyce, as a village, has been mentioned since the 15th century. The location acts with the preserved spatial arrangement have been preserved. In the 16th century, there was already a typical old town square with a town hall. Around the…

Borne Sulinowo airport. 2013 year. The work of Karol Placha Hetman

Kazimierz Biskupi is a town located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Konin district. The distance to Konin is 13 km, to Poznań is 91 km, to Gniezno is 55 km, to Łódź is 120 km, to Warsaw is 212 km. Once Kazimierz Biskupi had city rights, which he received in 1287. The city received the…

MiG-21 PF nb 0716. 2014 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

In 1924, in Jelenia Góra, and more precisely in Jeżów Sudecki, a gliding school was founded. A glider was used and placed on a mountain slope with a height of 561 m above sea level. This was important because glider launches were made with rubber ropes. The elevation of the mountain by about 200 m…

The landing field is ground. The following RWYs are designated: The first RWY is in the direction of 104/284 (10/28), has dimensions of 610 m x 185 m. The second RWY is in the direction of 122/303 (12/30), 420 m x 100 m. The third RWY is in the direction of 040/220, 260m x 100m.

The inaugural landing, after a long break, took place in 2003, during the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Museum. Wojciech Ochocki, a pilot from the Aeroclub of Krakow, landed in Czyżyny in a PZL Wilga plane, followed by two planes of the "Grupa Żelazny" aerobatic team.