Category: Airports

When Okęcie Airport was opened in 1934, there were no paved runways. The take-off field was built in the shape of an ellipse, according to the French models of the time. The taxiing areas consisted of two parts. The first is a concrete platform slab. It was situated in front of the station buildings and…

Kluczewo is currently one of the districts of Stargard Szczeciński, which is an important railway and road junction. The existing railway junction supports direct connections with the ferry in Świnoujście, the Seaport in Szczecin and all major Polish cities, as well as with Prague, Bratislava and Budapest.

Powidz airport on the map of Poland. 2009 year. The work by Karol Placha Hetman

Currently (2009) a district of Warsaw called Okecie is associated with an airport. But the history of Okęcie dates back to medieval times, when a settlement belonging to the parish of Służew was established here. It was inhabited by the nobility of Wierzbowa and Prus coat of arms. Then, for a long time, it became…

Biała Podlaska Airport is one of the larger former wax bases. Both in terms of occupied area and the number of aircraft stationed here. The airport is located in the north of the Lublin Voivodeship, a short distance from the Polish-Belarusian border, within the administrative boundaries of the city of Biała Podlaska. Is one of…

The airport is located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, only 5 km from the center of Płoty. The airport was a wax airfield, but no combat air force was stationed there. During the period of the Warsaw Pact, it was an alternate airport with partial infrastructure, and currently (2009) it is put up for sale…

The Sochaczew-Bielice airport is a military airport entered in the register under the code EPSO. The geographic coordinates are; width 52.11 N length 20.17 E. It is situated at the height of 79 – 92 m above sea level. It covers an area of 660 hectares and is therefore one of the largest in Poland.…

The full name of the airport is Kraków Airport. John Paul II and the 8th Transport Aviation Base. It is also an international airport and a military transport aviation base. Geographic coordinates: 50°04’40" N 19°47’05" E and 241 m above sea level. Tower: 118.100MHz. The airport has an IATA code: KRK, ICAO code: EPKK.

Photo description: 1 – Active part of the RWY. 2 – Inactive fragment of RWY. 3 – Housing estate of the 303 Squadron. 4 – Housing estate of the 2nd Aviation Regiment. 5 – Brother Albert’s Church. 6 – Former hangar of PLL LOT, former MPK depot, now a museum facility. 7 – Former hangar…

The city of Orneta is located in the northern part of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in the Lidzbark County on the Drwęca Warmińska River and Lake Mieczowe. The city is situated at the intersection of important provincial roads No. 507 Dobre Miasto -Braniewo, 509 Orneta – Elbląg, 513 Pasłęk – Lidzbark Warmiński, 528 Orneta – Morąg.…