Category: Airports

  • Ławica-Poznań Airport. 2019.

    Boeing 737 PLL LOT registration SP-LKE. 2014 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

  • Kraków Prokocim Heliport. 2019

    On June 10, 2016 (Friday), the heliport received all the relevant permits for operation. The first operational landing of the helicopter took place on June 12, 2016 (Sunday). The LPR helicopter then brought a little boy.

  • Czyżyny-Rakowice Airport. Old LOT Polish Airlines hangar. 2019

    Usually, the reason for the liquidation of an airport is the desire to obtain new land for the expansion of large cities. Such decisions are made both in Poland and around the world. In Poland, such airports as: Gdańsk – Wrzeszcz, Warsaw – Gocław, or Kraków – Czyżyny (Rakowice) were liquidated in this way. The…

  • Gocław – Warszawa Airport. 2019.

    A long time ago, Gocław was called Gościsław or Gościsława. The name probably comes from the name of the owner or his wife. Historical documents state that from the 12th century Gocław belonged to the Płock Bishopric. Gocław, as a village, was a small settlement. There were only a few houses here. The terrain was…

  • Krosno Airport. 2018

    The airport has been listed in the state register (currently the Civil Aviation Authority) under item 20, registration number 22 since 1969 year. RWY 112/292 (11R / 29L), 1100 x 30 m asphalt, N49 ° 40’45.2 "E21 ° 44’42.0". In addition to the hard RWY, there are also dirt runways in other directions.

  • Ławica-Poznań Airport 2018.

    In September 1919, Ławica Airport became the site of the first sports competitions and air shows in the independent Republic of Poland. Therefore, an appeal was published in the newspapers announcing the planning of air shows and competitions for September 28, 1919. The party lasted two days. Several thousand viewers came to the shows. 10…

  • Białystok – Krywlany Airport. 2018

    The city of Białystok is the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship, with the rights of a poviat. It is situated in the north-eastern part of Poland, in the Podlasie Lowland, on the Biała River. Historically, it is Podlasie. Geographic coordinates 53°08′07″N 23°08′44″E. The height above sea level is 120-160 m. The administrative area of the…

  • Piotrków Trybunalski Airport. 2018

    The airport is named after General Stanisław Karpiński. The airport was launched in 1925. The owner of the airport is the Piotrków Land Aero Club. Geographic coordinates: 51 ° 22′59 ″ N 19 ° 41′18 ″ E. Current address: 97-300 Piotrków Trybunalski ul. Przemysłowa 48. Has the ICAO code – EPPT. The airport is located…

  • Wrocław Strachowice. 2018

    Airport them. Nicolaus Copernicus in Wrocław. ul. Graniczna 190, 54-530 Wrocław. e-mail: airport@airport.wroclaw.pl. information on departures and arrivals: tel. +48 71 358 13 81. information on lost luggage: tel. +48 71 358 13 87. The current flight schedule can be found on the website: www.airport.wroclaw.pl. IATA code – WRO. ICAO code – EPWR. Elevation 123…

  • Jagodne Military Exercise Area. 2018

    The Jagodne military training ground is one of the few operating training grounds in Poland at the moment (2018). Like a typical training ground, yet with an extraordinary history of the unparalleled struggle of the Polish nation for freedom, independence and dignity.