Łask Air Base
51°33′06″N 19°10′45″E / 51.5516°N 19.1791°E
| 32nd Air Base | |||||||
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| Near Łask, Łask County in Poland | |||||||
A Polish and a US F-16 Fighting Falcon at Łask in 2014 | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Polish Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1957 | ||||||
| In use | 2001-Present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Ireneusz Nowak[1] | ||||||
| Garrison | 10th Tactical Squadron | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EPLK | ||||||
| Elevation | 639 feet (195 m) AMSL | ||||||
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| Source: DoD FLIP[2] | |||||||
32nd Air Base (Polish: 32. Baza Lotnicza) (ICAO: EPLK) is a Polish Air Force base, located in Łask, about 30 km south-west of Łódź. It is one of the two bases where Poland's F-16 fighters are stationed, the other being 31st Air Base. 9 of them were first moved there in October 2008.[3] The goal is to have 16 fighters, operated by the 10th Tactical Squadron.
A detachment of the US Air Force has been permanently based at Łask since November, 2012.[4] Additional units rotate to the base periodically to conduct training exercises. The force is thought to be nuclear-capable and has joined nuclear exercises with NATO.[5]
The base airfield was built in 1957.[6] The current base unit, combining infrastructure and ground personnel, was formed in 2001.
In the past there were plans to use this airfield for civilian airliners, but with the expansion of nearby Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport these have been shelved.
References edit
- ^ "Łódzkie. Płk Krystian Zięć nowym dowódcą 32. Bazy Lotnictwa w Łasku". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) - Supplement Europe, North Africa and Middle East. St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2021. pp. B-293–B-294.
- ^ PAP news agency, Warsaw, 3 Oct 08
- ^ USAF activates AvDet in Poland
- ^ "Polish F-16s In NATO Nuclear Exercise In Italy". Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ Łask local government site
External links edit
- 32 Baza Lotnictwa Taktycznego – Official site in Polish