Poland has completed its latest landing exercise on Route 604, harsh weather conditions limited the scope of the activity.
The works, carried out from March 10 to 14 on the road section of Wielbark Airport (DOL), between Ruskowo and Przezdziek Wielki, and organized as part of exercise Kondor-2024, are subordinate to the 1st Tactical Aviation Wing of the Polish Air Force. Strength.
On 10 March, 4 MiG-29 RAC fighters from 22nd Malbork Tactical Air Base and 4 Sukhoi Su-22 floor attack aircraft from 21st Swidwin Tactical Air Base flew low-level approaches and passed over the DOL.
In the following days it was enlarged with two and four aircraft that acted respectively in approaches and touch-and-start maneuvers, but there were no landings. Baykar Bayraktar TB-2 UAVs from Mirosławiec airbase also operated over the exercise site.
Unlike an earlier Route 604 activity conducted at DOL Wielbark last September, the newer flights involved operational pilots flying from their base and were reassigned. This activity marked the first use of a road airstrip in Poland in more than 20 years.
“The primary objective of this year’s training is to verify, whether in aeronautical, technical and logistical terms, the option to safely land aircraft at the DOL, restore combat readiness and execute flight operations at the DOL and all elements directly similar to this type of task,” the Air Force said.
The planned participation of two Eurofighters of the Italian Air Force, which have lately been operating from Malbork air base as part of NATO’s enhanced air surveillance project, also prevented this due to weather conditions, as the aircraft only made low-level passes.
According to the Polish Ministry of National Defense, the country has 22 designated DOLs, 3 of which are lately in a condition suitable for operational use. This includes DOL Kliniska, near Szczecin, and a segment of the A4 motorway.
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