Kraków-Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport, Historical airport in Kraków, Poland.
Kraków-Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport is a former airfield in Kraków with a 720-meter concrete runway at 218.5 meters elevation, designed for light aircraft and helicopters. The grounds are now partially occupied by the adjacent Polish Aviation Museum, which preserves a section of the original runway for special aviation events.
The site was established in 1912 as a military airfield under Austro-Hungarian rule and served as one of Poland's leading aviation centers until 1963. After World War II, its role changed repeatedly until it was eventually transformed to accommodate the aviation and aerospace sector.
The site is now home to the Polish Aviation Museum, which reflects how important this location was to early aviation development. Visitors come to see aircraft collections and experience the connection to aviation innovation that shaped the region.
Visitors can explore the grounds, especially when the adjacent museum hosts special aviation events or air shows. The best time to visit is during these annual activities, which take place on the preserved section of the runway.
In 1917, this site was a crucial stopover for Europe's first air mail service, linking Vienna with Kyiv and Odessa. This connection made it an early aviation hub for the eastern part of the continent.
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