Lask

ICAO Code	EPLK/
Last Validated	9-2015
City	Lask
Position	51°33'04"N 019°10'31"E
Runway(s)	10/28
Elevation	630 ft

General

The Lask airfield was built in 1957. Lask Air Base houses the 32nd Air Base (Polish: 32. Baza Lotnicza). It is located south of Lask, about 30 km south-west of Lódz. It is one of the two bases where Poland's F-16 fighters are stationed, operated by the 10th Tactical Squadron. A detachment of the US Air Force has been permanently based at Lask since November, 2012. Forward deployed units rotate to the base periodically to conduct training exercises, like C-130 Hercules and F-16.
Although aircraft photography is getting accepted, do not take pictures into the airport!

Layout

Lask air Base has a east-west orientated runway. All activities are on the north side. There is a large shelter complex in the northwest corner which is very open and can be seen form the outside.

Getting There

Lask Air Base is located south of the new highway S8/E67. Take the exit towards Teodory and Aleksandrowek.

Around the Airport

1Landing with Westerly Wind

After leaving the highway, and passing Teodory and Aleksandrowek, take the first main road to the right. Follow this road until you pass the runway extended. Follow this road until you pass the runway extend and then park to left. Walk then further to the line of trees and position yourself.

2Landing with Easterly Wind

Continue from spot 1 towards the south, take the first right and continue towards Czestkow. At the first major crossing, take a right onto Route 483. Now take the second right and drive to the end, towards the fence. Park your car in the grass to the left just before the fence and walk onto the pastures to spot 3.

3Landing with Easterly Wind

Spot 3 is the place to take photos with easterly winds. park your car at spot 2 and walk along the sides of the pastures to a nice spot free of the tree line. For take offs from runway 28 you could walk along the fence line.

Uli Seibicke was standing at Spot 1 and took this shot of a local F-16C showing the possibilities of this spot.

On the other side, shots like this one of a deployed F-16 can be made at spot 3, as shown by Uli Seibicke.

Frequencies

133.075	Tower
124.425	Approach

Preserved

012	PZL130TC-1, in shelter area
021	MiG-23MF, in shelter area
0510	TS-8, in shelter area
1229	TS-11-bis DF, in shelter area
1801	MiG-21PF, in shelter area
3407	Su-22M-4, in shelter area
406	I-22, in shelter area
4112	MiG-29G, in shelter area
4604	Mi-2TSz
6715	MiG-21MF, in shelter area
708	Lim-2, in shelter area
016	Mi-24D, in shelter area