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{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Białystok-Krywlany Airport
| name = Białystok-Krywlany Airfield
| image = Krywlany Białystok Lotnicze Pogotowie ratunkowe.jpg
| image = Krywlany Białystok Lotnicze Pogotowie ratunkowe.jpg
| caption = Podlaskie headquarters of the Air Rescue Service at the airfield
| caption = Podlaskie headquarters of the [[Air ambulances in Poland|Air Rescue Service]] at the airfield
| IATA = QYY
| IATA =
| ICAO = EPBK
| ICAO = EPBK
|pushpin_map= Poland
|pushpin_map= Poland
|pushpin_mapsize=200
|pushpin_mapsize=200
|pushpin_mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg
|pushpin_mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg
|pushpin_label=QYY
|pushpin_label=EPBK
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Poland
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of aerodrome in Poland
| type = Public
| type = Public
| operator = [[Polish Aero Club|Aeroklub Polski]] ([[Aeroklub Bialystok]])
| operator = [[Polish Aero Club|Aeroklub Polski]] ([[Aeroklub Białystok]])
| city-served = [[Białystok]]
| city-served = [[Białystok]]
| location = Białystok, Poland
| location = Białystok, Poland
| elevation-m = 153
| elevation-m = 153
| coordinates = {{coord|53|06|8.1678|N|23|10|13.7388|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|53|06|8.1678|N|23|10|13.7388|E|display=inline,title}}
| r1-number = 8/26
| r1-number = 09R/27L
| r1-length-m = 950
| r1-length-m = 1350
| r1-surface = [[grass]]
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete]]
| r2-number = 1/19
| r2-number = 09L/27R
| r2-length-m = 880
| r2-length-m = 840
| r2-surface = [[grass]]
| r2-surface = [[grass]]
| r3-number = 14/32L <small>(CLOSED)</small>
| r3-length-m = 830
| r3-surface = [[concrete]]
| r4-number = 14/32R <small>(CLOSED)</small>
| r4-length-m = 830
| r4-surface = [[concrete]]
}}
}}
'''Białystok-Krywlany Airport''' {{Airport codes||EPBK}} is an [[airport]] in [[Białystok]], [[Poland]].
'''Białystok-Krywlany Airfield''' {{Airport codes||EPBK}} is a [[general aviation]] [[aerodrome]] in [[Białystok]], [[Poland]].


==History==
==Białystok-Krywlany Airport history==


The selection of the area for a new airfield occurred on February 19, 1930, on the premises of the Provincial Committee LOPP on Warsaw Street. A representative of the Department of Aerospace, Engineer Hennenberg, presented four alternatives for the location of the airfield, indicating the area situated between the property Dojlidy and forest west of the farm Krywlany. After three years of negotiations, a decision was made. In 1935, the first hangar facilities and buildings were built.<ref>Miroslaw Mikiciuk and Jan Tadeusz Puśko (Naprzeciw burzom i chmurom) http://epbk.pl/oferta/aeroklub/historia.html</ref> The airfield served as a backup landing base for the fifth Aviation Regiment in Lida. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, lighting was installed for night flights and construction started on a concrete runway. During World War II, the airport benefited from its use by the German Air Force.
The selection of the area for a new airfield occurred on February 19, 1930, on the premises of the Provincial Committee LOPP on Warsaw Street. A representative of the Department of Aerospace, Engineer Hennenberg, presented four alternatives for the location of the airfield, indicating the area situated between the property Dojlidy and forest west of the farm Krywlany. After three years of negotiations, a decision was made. In 1935, the first hangar facilities and buildings were built.<ref>Miroslaw Nikiciuk and Jan Tadeusz Puśko (Naprzeciw burzom i chmurom) http://epbk.pl/oferta/aeroklub/historia.html</ref> The airfield served as a backup landing base for the fifth Aviation Regiment in Lida. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, lighting was installed for night flights and construction started on a concrete runway. During World War II, the airport benefited from its use by the German Air Force.


==Post-war activity 1945-onwards==
===Post-war activity 1945-onwards===
Shortly after the war, the Bialystok Branch of the [[LOT Polish Airlines]] was created. On 30 April 1945, airlines began flying routes every week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays using [[Douglas DC-3]] aircraft. The flight from Bialystok to Warsaw lasted 50 minutes and tickets cost 400 zł. This service was quickly discontinued. Since that time the airport has not seen regular service, with only gliders utilizing the airport. During the mid-'80s border guards stationed helicopters and light aircraft at the airport, in addition to a helicopter ambulance.
Shortly after the war, the Białystok Branch of the [[LOT Polish Airlines]] was created. On 30 April 1945, airlines began flying routes every week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays using [[Douglas DC-3]] aircraft. The flight from Białystok to Warsaw lasted 50 minutes and tickets cost 400 zł. This service was quickly discontinued. Since that time the airfield has not seen regular service, with only gliders utilizing the grounds. During the mid-'80s border guards stationed helicopters and light aircraft at the airport, in addition to a helicopter ambulance.


==Passenger airport extension==
==Passenger airport extension==
Currently, Białystok is the largest EU city without an operating passenger airport. New plans have been announced to extend and modernize the airport, including the addition of a new runway to offer a passenger airline service. This led to a referendum in 2017.
Currently, Białystok is the largest EU city without an operating commercial airport {{cn|date=September 2022}}. New plans have been announced to extend and modernize the airport, including the addition of a new runway to offer a passenger airline service. This led to a referendum in 2017. The referendum was held 15 January 2017, with 96% of the voters showing support for a new regional airport. Turnout was just 12.96%, not enough for the results to be considered binding. The majority of voters were inhabitants of Białystok.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wynik referendum Oficial NIE nieważny. Frekwencja nie przekroczyła 13%|url=http://www.bialystokonline.pl/wynik-referendum-oficjalnie-niewazny-frekwencja-nie-przekroczyla-13,artykul,96529,1,1.html|website=BiałystokOnline.pl|accessdate=13 May 2017|language=pl}}</ref>


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==Bibliography==
==Passenger airport referendum==
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* {{anchor|Lehmann}}[[Ernst A. Lehmann|Lehmann, Ernst A.]]; Mingos, Howard. 1927. ''The Zeppelins. The Development of the Airship, with the Story of the Zeppelin Air Raids in the World War.'' Published by I. H. SEARS & COMPANY, Inc. New York [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213172227/http://www.hydrogencommerce.com/zepplins/zepplins.htm#The%20Zeppelins International Clearinghouse for Hydrogen Based Commerce - Zepplins] (online chapters I to VII)
A referendum was held 15 January 2017, with 98% of the voters showing support for a new regional airport. Turnout was just 12.96%, not enough for the results to be considered binding. The majority of voters were inhabitants of Białystok.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wynik referendum Oficial NIE nieważny. Frekwencja nie przekroczyła 13%|url=http://www.bialystokonline.pl/wynik-referendum-oficjalnie-niewazny-frekwencja-nie-przekroczyla-13,artykul,96529,1,1.html|website=BiałystokOnline.pl|accessdate=13 May 2017|language=pl}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
![[Airport]]
![[City]]
![[IATA airport code|IATA]]
![[ICAO airport code|ICAO]]
!Purpose
!Surface
![[Runway|Runway (m)]]
|-
|'''Białystok-Krywlany'''
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|[[Białystok]]
|QYY
|EPBK
|[[General aviation]], [[Utility plane]]s.
|''[[Concrete]]''
|08/26 950 x 200, 01/19 880 x 200, 14R/32L 830 x 100, 14L/32R 830 x 40
|-
|'''Białystok-Krywlany'''
|[[Białystok]]
|QYY
|EPBK
|[[General aviation]]
|[[Grass]]
|950 x 200
|}

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== [[Bibliography]]. ==

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* {{anchor|Lehmann}}[[Ernst A. Lehmann|Lehmann, Ernst A.]]; Mingos, Howard. 1927. ''The Zeppelins. The Development of the Airship, with the Story of the Zepplins Air Raids in the World War.'' Published by I. H. SEARS & COMPANY, Inc. New York [https://web.archive.org/web/20120213172227/http://www.hydrogencommerce.com/zepplins/zepplins.htm#The%20Zeppelins International Clearinghouse for Hydrogen Based Commerce - Zepplins] (online chapters I to VII)


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of airports in Poland with unpaved runways]]
*[[List of airports in Poland with unpaved runways]]
*[[List of airports]]
*[[List of airports]]
* [[Air ambulances in Poland]]

==References==
==References==
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{{Commons category|Białystok-Krywlany Airfield}}
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{{Airports of Poland}}
{{Airports of Poland}}


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[[Category:Airports in Poland|Paved]]
[[Category:Airports in Poland]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Białystok]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Białystok]]
[[Category:Transport in Białystok]]
[[Category:Transport in Białystok]]

Latest revision as of 19:18, 24 July 2024

Białystok-Krywlany Airfield
Podlaskie headquarters of the Air Rescue Service at the airfield
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeroklub Polski (Aeroklub Białystok)
ServesBiałystok
LocationBiałystok, Poland
Elevation AMSL502 ft / 153 m
Coordinates53°06′8.1678″N 23°10′13.7388″E / 53.102268833°N 23.170483000°E / 53.102268833; 23.170483000
Map
EPBK is located in Poland
EPBK
EPBK
Location of aerodrome in Poland
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09R/27L 1,350 Asphalt concrete
09L/27R 840 grass

Białystok-Krywlany Airfield (ICAO: EPBK) is a general aviation aerodrome in Białystok, Poland.

History

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The selection of the area for a new airfield occurred on February 19, 1930, on the premises of the Provincial Committee LOPP on Warsaw Street. A representative of the Department of Aerospace, Engineer Hennenberg, presented four alternatives for the location of the airfield, indicating the area situated between the property Dojlidy and forest west of the farm Krywlany. After three years of negotiations, a decision was made. In 1935, the first hangar facilities and buildings were built.[1] The airfield served as a backup landing base for the fifth Aviation Regiment in Lida. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, lighting was installed for night flights and construction started on a concrete runway. During World War II, the airport benefited from its use by the German Air Force.

Post-war activity 1945-onwards

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Shortly after the war, the Białystok Branch of the LOT Polish Airlines was created. On 30 April 1945, airlines began flying routes every week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays using Douglas DC-3 aircraft. The flight from Białystok to Warsaw lasted 50 minutes and tickets cost 400 zł. This service was quickly discontinued. Since that time the airfield has not seen regular service, with only gliders utilizing the grounds. During the mid-'80s border guards stationed helicopters and light aircraft at the airport, in addition to a helicopter ambulance.

Passenger airport extension

[edit]

Currently, Białystok is the largest EU city without an operating commercial airport [citation needed]. New plans have been announced to extend and modernize the airport, including the addition of a new runway to offer a passenger airline service. This led to a referendum in 2017. The referendum was held 15 January 2017, with 96% of the voters showing support for a new regional airport. Turnout was just 12.96%, not enough for the results to be considered binding. The majority of voters were inhabitants of Białystok.[2]

Bibliography

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See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Białystok-Krywlany Airfield.
  1. ^ Miroslaw Nikiciuk and Jan Tadeusz Puśko (Naprzeciw burzom i chmurom) http://epbk.pl/oferta/aeroklub/historia.html
  2. ^ "Wynik referendum Oficial NIE nieważny. Frekwencja nie przekroczyła 13%". BiałystokOnline.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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