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| ICAO Code | EPSN/ |
| Last Validated | 12-2009 |
| City | Swidwin |
| Position | 53°47'26"N 015°49'41"E |
| Runway(s) | 11/29 |
| Elevation | 385 ft |
In 2002, 21.BLot (Baza Lotnictwa - Air Base) was formed, together with the based 39.elt and 40.elt, both equipped with the Su-22 fighter-bomber. In 2003, 39.elt was disbanded while 7.elt moved in from Powidz in 2008. The infrastructure of this air base was rebuilt in 1999 to accommodate the squadrons according NATO standards, with rapid deployment provisions. In 2010, 8.elt was based here as well and by 2012, the wing structure had been installed and the squadrons assigned to 21.BLT (Baza Lotnicza Taktycznego - Tactical Air Base).
In 2023, 21.SLT's Su-22s and helicopters have been moved to Miroslawiec in order to prepare Swidwin for the arrival of the F-35. This is expected to take place when the Łask unit is operational on the new type.
North of the runway, you will find the active squadrons. There is a flightline where all the flying Sukhois will be parked. On the southside there are the maintenance areas and the preserved aircraft.
Swidwin lies in the middle of the northwestern part of Poland. The city is located on the crossing of the roads 151, 152 and 162. Do not forget the preserved Lim-5P "1976" near the train station.
Training flights sometimes make a short left circuit before landing. Walking down the road away from the fence at spot 2 then offers some great banking shot possibilities, as shown here with an Su-22 by Peter Nieuwkamp.
Also taken at spot 2 by Peter Nieuwkamp was this Su-22M-4 of 21.BLT with ''boar nose marks'', coming in for a full stop landing.
| Info | 127.500/128.500 |
| FIS | 124.275/127.150 |
| Approach | 125.175 |
| 1.SLT | F-35A on order |
| '1405' | Lim-2 near barracks, previously as '2105' |
| 9483 | MiG-21bis near barracks |
| 3617 | Su-22M-4 near barracks |
| 1613 | TS-11-bis DF in shelter |
| 1804 | TS-11-bis DF near barracks |
| Polish Air Force |
| Polish Army Aviation |
| Polish Navy |
| Polish Police |
| Polish Border Guard |
| Lask | |
| Miñsk Mazowiecki | |
| Poznan-Krzesiny | |
| Pruszcz Gdañski | |
| Swidwin | |
| Tomaszów Mazowiecki | |
| Warszawa/Frederic Chopin |
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