Warsaw Okęcie Airport in the years 1934 - 1992 in archival photographs

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The international airport located in Warsaw was opened in 1934. It serves scheduled, charter and cargo flights. On April 29, 1934, a new terminal was officially opened, taking over passenger traffic from the Mokotów airport. The ceremony was attended by, among others: President Ignacy Mościcki, Prime Minister Janusz Jędrzejewicz, the diplomatic corps and directors of seven European airlines. It was the largest civil-military airport in the Second Polish Republic. In 1935, a 20-meter-high monument to Józef Piłsudski (destroyed by the Germans in 1944) was unveiled at the military airport. During the defense of Warsaw in September 1939, from the first hours of the war, the airport was the target of Luftwaffe attacks. On October 5, 1939, a plane carrying Adolf Hitler landed at Okęcie and flew to Warsaw to receive the victory parade at Aleje Ujazdowskie. During the German occupation, the airport was used as a transport airport. In October 1944, the Germans began the gradual destruction of the airport's infrastructure. Before withdrawing from Warsaw, they damaged the runway and taxiways. Civil air transport from Okęcie was resumed in March 1945. In 1962, a decision was made to expand the Warsaw-Okęcie Central Airport. In 1978, passenger traffic in the hall was separated into arrivals and departures, moving arrivals to a separate pavilion. In 1980, the main runway was extended by 700 meters, thanks to which the airport can accommodate all types of aircraft. The introduction of martial law in 1981 significantly contributed to the decline in the number of passenger air transport. An upward trend appeared in 1983. The number of passengers served began to grow again every year, which is why in 1986 the Government decided to further expand the Warsaw port. In the years 1987-90, large-scale preparatory works were carried out for the construction of a new passenger terminal at the Warsaw airport. Construction of the new facility began in 1990. After 24 months, the investment was completed. At a cost of approximately 300 million German marks, an airport station, a multi-storey parking lot and a road access network were built. Warsaw gained a modern terminal with a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year. The new station opened on July 1, 1992. The first to use it were travelers returning from Athens, Bangkok, Dubai and New York.
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@klaudiuszdybowski4709 4 ай бұрын

Łezka się w oku kręci. Kilka osób widocznych na zdjęciach znam osobiście, samoloty oczywiście także pamiętam. Dzięki za siedem minut cudownych wspomnięń (choć jeszcze nadal na lotnisku, a może raczej na nim, ale odrobinę z boku pracuję).

@gliderfan6196 4 ай бұрын

Pozdrawiam Mistrza - wdzięczny uczeń

@klaudiuszdybowski4709 4 ай бұрын

@@gliderfan6196 również pozdrawiam serdecznie!!!

@gieneksybirak1107 4 ай бұрын

Ciekawi mnie kto latał samolotem jako pasażer po wojnie lata 1948_1950 _1960 kiedy Polacy niemieli paszportu anii pieniędzy kto mógł sobie pozwolić na lot do Paryża, Pragi lub Berlina wylaczniwysoko postawieni ,ubecy, i polit biura komu to była potrzebna ta flota powietrzna?Pozdrawiam pasażerów ,lotu,emigrant z canady

@DarekJankowski-fj7qp 8 күн бұрын

same komuchy,teraz Gosiu to masz,o take polske walczyłem, mnie nie stać,a ile zapierdala trzask,a ty wpierdalaj robaki ,on niemiecki kampus,szynki kur...i co jeszcze,a centralny port to huj...

@ilovegooogle5073 4 ай бұрын

W praktycznie 1 pokoleniu takie zmiany! Obecnie, kiedy przyjatuję z N. Jorku, jestem przed Okęciem w 20 min. od wyjścia z samolotu po całej nocy lotu z N. Jorku. (Polski Paszport nieco pomaga). Kiedy wracam z WAW do N. Jorku (obojętnie czy EWR czy JFK) nie zdarzyło się jeszcze żeby było mniej niż 1h15m a zwykle dłużej. (Amerykański paszport pomaga niewiele). I to ma być jakoby zakorkowane jakoby lotnisko? (Chopina) Lotnisko w mieście to ewenement światowy, czyli rzadko się zdarza. A to ogromna, przeogromna zaleta. N.p. Las Vegas jest praktycznie w mieście i nikt nie proponuje nowego gdzieś na pustyni czy w górach Sierrra Nevada.