Category: Airports

Ułęż is a town located in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1975), in Rycki County, in the Ułęż Commune. There are two former military airports in the commune. The first one is called Ułęż Airport, located north of Ułęż, next to the DK 48 road. The second airport, called Podlodów Airport, is located in the eastern…

Radzyń Podlaski is located in the Łukowska Region, approximately 70 km north of Lublin and approximately 70 km south-west of Biała Podlaska. In the years 1975-1998 Radzyń Podlaski belonged to the Bialskopodlaskie Voivodeship. The Białka River flows through Radzyń. The average height above sea level is 140-160 m. The inhabitants of the commune earn their…

In the 1920s, Mokotów Airport developed dynamically, although it was a provisional development. It sounds a bit strange, but already in 1920 it was known that the Mokotów Airport was hindering the development of Warsaw. Tall buildings were being built closer and closer to the airport. In 1932, the following nearby terrain obstacles were reported…

When writing about Polish Aviation, we must go back to the beginning of the development of aviation. It is common knowledge that the first successful heavier-than-air flights on December 17, 1903 were made by the brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright. However, very quickly, France took the world lead in this new sport. We used the…

The air traffic control tower (TWR) is often a symbol of an airport. Although the airport in Mierzęcice has been operating since 1940, it did not have an air traffic control tower for many years. When the 39th Fighter Aviation Regiment was stationed here, the role of the flight control tower was played by the…

Photo description: Western part of CPPS. 2010 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman. On the tarmac, there is a Boeing B-737-400 (26299/2602) SP-ENB aircraft, complete with 737-4Q8. The plane made its first flight on April 6, 1994. First with Turkish Airlines, registration TC-JEK, then with Asiana Airlines, registration HL-7527. The plane was with Enter Air…

Photo description: The longest and best observation deck in Poland. 2010 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman.

Mierzęcice Airport began its civilian career in 1966. This was related to an attempt to use several military airports (including Babimost, Słupsk, Mierzęcice, Zegrze Pomorskie) for passenger traffic operated by LOT Polish Airlines. It should not be presumed here that other foreign carriers received access to these airports. That wasn’t the case.

In the 1990s, the Polish Army did not want to get rid of the airport, counting on the reactivation of air units in the new post-communist reality. Therefore, at that time, one of the squadrons of the 11th PLM from Strachowice was transferred to the Mierzęcice Airport. In January 1989, the 2nd Fighter Aviation Squadron…

After the outbreak of the Korean War and the blockade of Berlin, the Kremlin forced Poland to develop military aviation beyond the need to defend its own borders. It was decided that the Mierzęcice Airport would become the base of the 39th and 40th PLM, which are part of the 7th DLM in Krakow, Czyżyny…