Suwa\u0142ki is a city in Poland in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. The city has poviat rights. The area of the city is 65.5 square km. The population is 68,752 people (2022).<\/p>\n Geographically, Suwa\u0142ki is located in the East-Suwa\u0142ki Lake District, on the Czarna Ha\u0144cza River. The Wigry National Park is nearby. Historically, it is the Suwa\u0142ki Region, which in the period 1569 – 1795 belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. After the Great World War, Suwa\u0142ki returned to Poland. The current construction of the Via Baltica expressway and the Rail Baltica railway route are intended to influence the economic development of the region, as well as Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland. Suwa\u0142ki is located in areas rich in iron, vanadium, lead and titanium ores. Currently, they are not exploited, mainly due to blockades made by the European Union.<\/p>\n The city of Suwa\u0142ki was founded in 1690 by the Camaldolese Order from the nearby monastery in Wigry. City rights were granted in 1720 by King August II the Strong. The city received the right of markets and fairs. In its history, the city was under Muscovite and Prussian tyranny several times.<\/p>\n Suwa\u0142ki is crossed by: Expressway S61 (E67) Suwa\u0142ki – Budzisko. Provincial road No. 652. Provincial road No. 653. Provincial road No. 655.<\/p>\n The Suwa\u0142ki railway station was opened in 1896. The railway line and the station were built by Muscovites for the needs of the Ruthenian army. The Suwa\u0142ki station is a front-end station.<\/p>\n Currently, the station has three platforms and four platform edges. The Suwa\u0142ki station is a regional station and serves about 500 passengers a day (2018). The building of the station has remained unchanged until now (2023) and is a historic monument.<\/p>\n The tracks at the station are as follows: Track No. 1 is part of the Railway Line 40 (Sok\u00f3\u0142ka \u2013 Suwa\u0142ki). Track no. 2 is part of the railway line 39 (Olecko – Suwa\u0142ki). Track no. 3 is part of the railway line 51 (Suwa\u0142ki – Trakiszki). From the station there are sidings to the Heat and Power Plant, to the Furniture Factory and to the Scrap Metal Purchase.<\/p>\n Suwa\u0142ki station is a junction station. There are three railway lines here:<\/p>\n Railway line No. 39 Olecko – Suwa\u0142ki. It is a 42.902 km non-electrified line. The maximum speed is 60 km\/h. The line was built in 1915. In 2010, passenger traffic was suspended. Currently (2023) modernization is underway and passenger traffic will be restored. In January 2010, the management board of PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe recommended the course of the Rail Baltica railway route through E\u0142k and Olecko. This route is 33 kilometers longer than through August\u00f3w, but technical, ecological, economic aspects and the expected number of passengers prevailed in choosing this route variant. At the same time, electrification of all railway lines is planned.<\/p>\n Railway line No. 40 Sok\u00f3\u0142ka – Suwa\u0142ki. It is a line with a length of 99.041 km, single-track, non-electrified. The maximum speed is 100 km\/h. The line was rendered in fragments: 1899 (Kamienna Nowa – Suwa\u0142ki), 1961 (Sok\u00f3\u0142ka – Sidra), 1963 (Sidra – Kamienna Nowa). The line connects to railway line No. 6.<\/p>\n The railway line No. 51 Suwa\u0142ki \u2013 Trakiszki is a line with a length of 29.122 km. The line is non-electrified, single-track. Traszki – Mackava is a border station on the Polish-Lithuanian border. The maximum speed of trains on the line is 60 km\/h.<\/p>\n The airport in Suwa\u0142ki is located approximately 3,000 m from the city center. Since February 9, 2017, the airport has been managed by the Suwa\u0142ki Aviation School, and previously it was hosted by the Suwa\u0142ki Aeroclub. The airport in Suwa\u0142ki is a regional airport equipped with a hard, asphalt runway.<\/p>\n The airport is also used by the Polish Medical Air Rescue, which opened its base here on June 4, 2005. In 2010, a modern base for LPR was launched. The rescue aviation is supplemented by a helipad located at the district hospital at Szpitalna Street. The heliport was commissioned in 2014.<\/p>\n The airport has an area of 110 hectares. In 2020, the RWY with an asphalt and concrete surface with a length of 1,320 m was commissioned. The Suwa\u0142ki Aviation School operates at the airport.<\/p>\n The airport has the ICAO code – EPSU. Radio communication, Suwa\u0142ki-Radio 122.800 MHz. Northern circle for powered aircraft. The gliders make a southern circle. Due to the Wigry National Park, there is no possibility of arrival from the east.<\/p>\n In recent years, PLN 27 million has been invested in the modernization of the airport. Scope of construction works: Construction of the main runway (DS-1) with a length of 1,320 m and a width of 30 m. 076\/256 (08L\/26R), 1,320 m x 30 m. Artificial surface along with a grass runway strip and a slab for turning at DS-1 with artificial surface. Construction of a PPS apron with dimensions of 65 m x 130 m with artificial surface. Construction of the DK taxiway, 15 m wide, connecting the DS-1 runway with the PPS apron, artificial surface. Construction of a runway (DS-2) 800 m long and 60 m wide, with a natural sod surface. 076\/256 (08R\/26L), 800 m x 60 m. Construction of the necessary technical infrastructure, including lighting.<\/p>\n The ceremonial launch of the new investments took place on August 8, 2020.<\/p>\n Written by Karol Placha Hetman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Geographically, Suwa\u0142ki is located in the East-Suwa\u0142ki Lake District, on the Czarna Ha\u0144cza River. The Wigry National Park is nearby. 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PKP Suwa\u0142ki.<\/h3>\n
Suwalki Airport.<\/h3>\n