The airport was built in the late 1970s in the vicinity of a secret, luxurious, recreational complex called Arłamów. This exclusive, highly protected complex was situated in the midst of a heavily forested area that was accessible only with difficulty. Since it was highly popular among the chief representatives of the Polish Communist government easy access to the facilities was badly needed, from which the concept of building a nearby airfield emerged.
Finding a suitable place for the airport was not an easy task, since the surrounding terrain was hilly and densely forested. Finally, the engineers found a plateau on the grounds of the war-torn village of Krajna, 10 km NW of Arłamów. A 1193 m long and 35 m wide concrete/bitumen runway was built, thus enabling the party and government officials to land safely in propeller aircraft and small jets. Since the Arłamów complex also hosted special international guests arriving in big jets, they were instead flown to Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport and then driven to Arłamów.
Beside the runway, an apron was built, but no terminal was needed—the arriving officials were immediately picked up by limousines and driven to the hotel. The runway's direction is 16/34 at an elevation of 441 metres.
Since the collapse of the Iron Curtain, Arłamów and the airport were both dissolved. In recent years the complex has re-opened as a tourist attraction, but the use of the airport has not been revived. Arłamów Airport is still there and in fairly good condition, but it is not maintained nor supervised. It is occasionally used for sport aviation, and chartered tourist flights, but landings are performed at one's own risk. More often, the runway is occupied by car-borne speed drivers.
Russo-Ukrainian Waredit
In February 2022, US Troops from the 82nd Airborne Division landed at Arłamów airport and established a temporary base to defend NATO territory during the Russo-Ukrainian war. While it is not clear whether the airport has been used as a transit point for NATO equipment being sent to Ukraine, its proximity to the Ukrainian border (11 km) and the city of Lviv (110 km) make it the closest US Military base to the warzone.[1] The US military has regularly conducted exercises at the airport with NATO allies throughout the course of the conflict.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Biden to announce extension of U.S. troop presence in Poland". NBC News. 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
^Norman, Greg (2022-04-07). "US, Poland to hold joint military exercises near Ukraine border". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
External linksedit
Official site of Hotel Arłamów
Google Satellite Imagery
Proposal for the restoration of the airport 2011-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
arłamów, airport, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, 2020, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, polish, . This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Arlamow Airport Polish Lotnisko Krajna IATA N A ICAO EPAR is a former government airport in Arlamow in the extreme southeast of Poland near the Ukraine border in gmina Bircza The site of the airport is often referred to as Lodzinka Gorna Krajna Trojca or Lomna after nearby villages Arlamow AirportLotnisko KrajnaIATA noneICAO EPARSummaryAirport typeAbandonedOperatorDyrekcja Lasow Panstwowych in KrosnoLocationBirczaElevation AMSL1 446 ft 441 mCoordinates49 39 30 N 22 30 51 E 49 65833 N 22 51417 E 49 65833 22 51417RunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m16 34 4 330 1 320 Concrete Bitumen Contents 1 History 1 1 Russo Ukrainian War 2 References 3 External linksHistory editThe airport was built in the late 1970s in the vicinity of a secret luxurious recreational complex called Arlamow This exclusive highly protected complex was situated in the midst of a heavily forested area that was accessible only with difficulty Since it was highly popular among the chief representatives of the Polish Communist government easy access to the facilities was badly needed from which the concept of building a nearby airfield emerged Finding a suitable place for the airport was not an easy task since the surrounding terrain was hilly and densely forested Finally the engineers found a plateau on the grounds of the war torn village of Krajna 10 km NW of Arlamow A 1193 m long and 35 m wide concrete bitumen runway was built thus enabling the party and government officials to land safely in propeller aircraft and small jets Since the Arlamow complex also hosted special international guests arriving in big jets they were instead flown to Rzeszow Jasionka Airport and then driven to Arlamow Beside the runway an apron was built but no terminal was needed the arriving officials were immediately picked up by limousines and driven to the hotel The runway s direction is 16 34 at an elevation of 441 metres Since the collapse of the Iron Curtain Arlamow and the airport were both dissolved In recent years the complex has re opened as a tourist attraction but the use of the airport has not been revived Arlamow Airport is still there and in fairly good condition but it is not maintained nor supervised It is occasionally used for sport aviation and chartered tourist flights but landings are performed at one s own risk More often the runway is occupied by car borne speed drivers Russo Ukrainian War edit In February 2022 US Troops from the 82nd Airborne Division landed at Arlamow airport and established a temporary base to defend NATO territory during the Russo Ukrainian war While it is not clear whether the airport has been used as a transit point for NATO equipment being sent to Ukraine its proximity to the Ukrainian border 11 km and the city of Lviv 110 km make it the closest US Military base to the warzone 1 The US military has regularly conducted exercises at the airport with NATO allies throughout the course of the conflict 2 References edit Biden to announce extension of U S troop presence in Poland NBC News 2022 06 27 Retrieved 2023 06 13 Norman Greg 2022 04 07 US Poland to hold joint military exercises near Ukraine border Fox News Retrieved 2023 06 13 External links editOfficial site of Hotel Arlamow Google Satellite Imagery Proposal for the restoration of the airport Archived 2011 12 19 at the Wayback MachinePortals nbsp Poland nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arlamow Airport amp oldid 1181283559, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
