Category: Airports

Chrcynno is an agricultural town located in the Masovian Voivodeship, in Nowodwor County, in the Nasielsk Commune. It is about 5 km to Nasielsk and about 45 km to Warsaw. Chrcynno is located north of Warsaw. Provincial Road No. 632 (Marki – Płońsk) runs through the town, and Provincial Road No. 622 (connecting Chrcynno with…

The airport is known among people interested in aviation as Broczyno Airport, but since the town of Broczyno is small, and only 7 km away is the large and well-known town of Czaplinek, therefore for the purposes of this article we will use the name Czaplinek Airport.

Leszno is a city of speedway and motorboat sports. However, Leszno is primarily a center of gliding sports, as well as gliding, airplane, propeller and parachute training. It is in Leszno that the world’s largest gliding competition takes place.

The interest in aeronautics in Lviv dates back very early. Already in 1884, the Aeronautical Society was founded, which published the periodical Aeronaut (Astronaut). One of the first of its kind in the world. The Society, however, did not last long. Lviv was a thriving academic center. Mechanical flight was dealt with by the machine-building…

At the moment, 33. Transport Aviation Base is part of the 3rd Wing of Aviation Transport. The largest Polish Lockheed C-130 E Hercules transport planes with a lifting capacity of 33,000 kg have been stationed here since 2009. Also based here are: PZL M-28 Bryza planes, Mi-17 TU helicopters, Mi-24 W helicopters, PZL W-3 Sokół…

On March 6, 1992, the 3rd Pomeranian Training and Combat Aviation Regiment was disbanded. It was still hoped that the mass production of PZL I-22 Iryda training and combat aircraft would be possible, which could reactivate the unit. However, this did not happen. In place of the combat unit, a transport and liaison unit was…

The airport was founded in 1916, during the Great World War. The airport occupied approximately 112 hectares, of which approximately 88 hectares was the take-off area. In the period 1916 – 1917, four steel and glass hangars were built. By the end of 1918, it had been built; barracks, warehouses, workshops, apartments for staff, offices…

Photo description: 1 Fuel depot – MPS No. 1. 2 Skarbimierz housing estate. 3 Fuel depot – MPS No. 2. 4 CPPS and main taxiway. 5 DS (RWY). 6 Biedronka center. 7 Shelter-hangar of the Opole Aero Club. 8 The area of the German POW and concentration camp. 9 Southern aircraft and PPS centering zone.…

The city of Brzeg is located in Lower Silesia, halfway between Opole and Wrocław, at the intersection of land and water routes. Brzeg is one of the oldest towns in Lower Silesia. The first information about the settlement appeared in documents as early as 1234. The city was founded under western law between 1246 and…

In 2001, the airport was abandoned by the Polish Army. At that time, the "Warszawa Babice Airport" management board was established by the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Budget Department of the Ministry of Interior and Administration. As a budget entity, it cannot conduct profit-oriented business activities. The airport is still part of the defense…