Warszawa-Frederic Chopin (Okecie) (EPWA/WAW) - 2008

[Shirley]

LOG: Warszawa-Okęcie (EPWA) 06/03/08

Hi all,

Visited Poland last week, this is what I could see on Thursday 06/03/08:
Near gate:
Mig-21UM 9308 (on pole)

M28 0206 +1
Yak-40 038
W-3 0619
W-3 504
Mi-8 631 +1

The Yak-40 looked to be stored, but I can't confirm this.
Any additions are welcome.

Br Erik

[Key]

The Yak has been sitting there since 2005, so your assumption seems correct to me!

Erik

[Zdun]

Yes, 038 is stored.

Today log:
A340 Egypt Air Force - SU-GGG
C130 Egypt Air Force - reg. unknow

Expected departure of A340: wednesday,

[Piet Luijken]

Arrival at 1130LT French Air Force Falcon50 under callsign COMAT0004.
It had a roundel on the air intake and a blue/white/red cheatline.

Also parked was a USAF C-9, a PolishAF M28, Tu154 and two Mi-8s.

[Le Addeur noir]

The USAF C-9C is likely to have been 73-1682(callsign Spar 14) which was due in to Warsaw from Prague on 20 March.

[Piet Luijken]

Thanks a lot!

Today, made visual ID of C-9C and indeed it was 31682.

Also An26 1509 present at military ramp, next to two M28s

Furthermore excellent scoobydooing by my Dispatch buddies showed the CTM0004 on flightplan as F-RAFK, so serial 27 of ETEC00.065.
Thanks guys!

[Shirley]

Hi all,

Last week I was in Poland again. Nice weather on the Friday and a pretty busy ramp. Nice line up of different types:
M28 - 0206 (camo c/s)
M28 - 0214 (camo c/s, left at around 18.30)
Mi-8 - 631 (white/red c/s)
W-3A - 0619 (camo c/s)
W-3A - 504 (white/red c/s)
Yak-40 - 038 (stored)
Yak-40 - 041 (stored as well?? was not there on 06/03/08 )
Yak-40 - 044
Yak-40 - 045 (pulled out of hangar at around 18.30)
Tu-154M - 101 (arrived at around 18:00 and pulled in hangar at around 18.30)
Tu-154M - 102
AB-412 - 02
C-295 - 020 (arrived at around 19.00 and was gone half an our later)

After the C-295 left a couple of firemen (incl fire truck) were cleaning the tarmac, so I don't know what the Casa lost there.....

Edit: The photos are here.
That's all for now.

Br Erik

[Bokkum]

Yak-40 - 038 (stored)
Yak-40 - 041 (stored as well?? was not there on 06/03/08 )

038 and 041 are both stored

[Beagle]

One question regarding the two Il-14's on the fire dump: Is it possible to take decent pictures of them without a ladder etc.? Are there any holes in the fence I can plug my lens through?

And secondly, is it possible to get close to the AN-2 which is on display near the control tower?

[Zdun]

One question regarding the two Il-14's on the fire dump: Is it possible to take decent pictures of them without a ladder etc.?

It's possible There is no problem to take the picture without ladder.

And secondly, is it possible to get close to the AN-2 which is on display near the control tower?

No, it isn't possible.

[Beagle]

Thank you, Zdun.

But the An-2 can be photographed from behind the fence, right?

[EIDW Spotter]

Hi,

Im off to WAW this weekend from Dublin, where are the best locations to photgraph aircraft from?Mick

[Antonov22]

Does anybody know a website like scramble for Warsaw?

[Piet Luijken]

LOG 11 AUGUST 2008

A day at the fence started with a look at the military apron. To my surprise it was deserted, only one W-3 was parked outside. Also the two previously stored Yak-40s were not present!. Hereafter I moved to the viewing area on top of the terminal. From here I spotted the spottershill near the beginning of runway 11. Next was a taxi ride to the Media Markt which is very close to this hill. My taxidriver was very sad that I did not want a expensive drive into town, and said he did not know where to go, but I showed him a map and reluctantly he brought me to my destination. There is some garage with a tank and BPM where we stopped and from here I walked to the spottershill. Very nice place and even better today because runway15 was closed so all traffic was planned for this runway. Especially departing traffic had to cross runway11 via the taxiway in front of the hill. Very good!

0619 W-3 camo c/s, parked at military apron
.... W3 white yellow c/s, arrived in the afternoon with a direct approach
045 Yak-40 arrived as PLF101
101 Tu-154, arrived as PLF138, departed as PLF139

At 1600 I left and took tram 7 into town, but you could also take tram 9.

Anyone knows why there were no Antonovs/M28s?

According Scramble magazine both Yak-40s have been sold, ex 041 departed as UR-YNA

For the civvies:
PH-BDA B737 KLM
SP-LLL B737 Centralwings
SP-KCN ATR42 White Eagle Aviation
SP-ZSZ with callsign Jedi11a
SP-MXI P180 Medical Air Rescue
and many more....

Good source BTW: http://www.epwaspotters.org/ and the map at http://www.stan.home.pl/warspo/images/Zalacznik_1.jpg

greetings

[Hermolaus]

045 Yak-40 arrived as PLF101
101 Tu-154, arrived as PLF138, departed as PLF139

Interresting! AFAIN it is usually Tu-154 which serves as more important one carrying a callsign PLF101. I also don't remember having chance to meet Tu as PLF13x. But frankly to say both planes don't visit Poznań very often. And when they do, usually for training purposes, they used to be called: Yak-40 as PLF045 (if it's 045), and Tu-154 as PLF121 (if it's 101 training). Thanks for your logs and story!