Category: Airports

The beginning of the airport were the decisions of Austrian commanders to create Air Troops at the already existing Aeronautical (balloon) Troops. The construction of Flugpark No. 7 (air park) is planned in Krakow. In 1912, the Austrian authorities purchased part of the land from the Piarist Fathers for the purpose of flug-park and airport.…

In 1985, four Moscow airports: Bukovo, Vnukovo, Domadedovo and Sheremetyevo, handled 33 million passengers, and in 1986 – 40 million. At that time, it was planned to build a fifth airport for Moscow located north, behind Sheremetyevo airport. This plan has not been implemented.

Małaszewicze on the map of the Republic of Poland. 2017. The work by Karol Placha Hetman

In 1871, the city was recognized as a 1st degree fortress. The expansion of the fortifications began according to the plans of the then military tactics. A ring of forts was built around Toruń, located approximately 4-5 km from the city. The artillery at that time had a range of up to 4,000 m, so…

The Liga airport was built on the eve of the Great World War. They were established approximately 4 km from the city center to the south-east. The area belonged to the Kasztanowo estate, the Szeptunowski family. There were relatively many forests on the outskirts. The area was relatively flat and did not require a lot…

Currently, Lockheed Martin (General Dynamics) F-16 Jastrząb combat aircraft are stationed at Krzesiny Airport. On the other hand, 60 years ago, PZL Lim-2 fighters were stationed here, mass-produced at WSK PZL Mielec. These planes were derived from the Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-15 designs.

The new airport, railway junction and road junction will be built in the Baranów commune, about 30 km west of Warsaw. The junction is to bring together a huge airport, a railway station of regional and high-speed rail and roadways. Business and shopping centers, exhibition centers, hotels, in a word, a city should be built…

IATA Code: SZY. ICAO code: EPSY. Location: 53 28’54.69 "N 20 56’15.69" E WGS-84. ARP location: 1250 M OD THR 02, on the central line of RWY 02/20 (exactly 019/199). Airport elevation: 141 m above sea level (463 ft). Magnetic declination: 3% E (2004). Szymany airport has an area of 460 hectares. Frequency INFO /…

MiG-29 nb 4118 from Malbork. 2017. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

The State Higher Vocational School in Chełm was established on July 24, 2001. Address ul. Pocztowa 54 22-100 Chełm. It was established on the basis of a regulation of the Council of Ministers. The school has six institutes, including the Institute of Technical Sciences and Aviation. This institute has three fields of study: construction, electrical…