Olsztyn-Mazury Airport

The airport was first developed by the Germans back in 1933. The airport site was superimposed on a 100 hectare swath of land. Thanks to its location among forests it was well hidden from any kind of unwanted attention. Thus, its true purpose was successfully kept a secret. In the 50` s and 60` s it was redeveloped and assigned a back up landing site used by the 1st Airborne Regiment based in Minsk Mazowiecki. This is when the landing strip was significantlly widened, and a brick layed petrol laboratory was erected. In the latter part of the 70` s the facility added an air traffic control tower and an outbuilding. In the 90` s the airport` s ownership title was transfered to State Military Agency. On the January the 15th 1996 the Governor of the Province brought to life a Porty Lotnicze Mazury Szczytno company, an entity which lasted until 2004. Between 2007-2013 a 204 mln worth of investment capital was allocated to airport` s further development. For the time being Airport ...