Feature

            Value

1.1.

The reference point

            the middle of the airstrip

1.2.

Geographic coordinates of the reference point:

a)      latitude

b)      longitude

            49°16’56’’N

            22°07’13’’E

1.3.

Location relative to localities:

a)      Smolnik-centrum (the church)

b)      Komańcza

c)      Cisna

d)      Airstrip Bezmiechowa

e)      Sanok

From reference point:

            2.1 km, 167°(SSE)

            6.9 km, 329°(NNW)

            17 km, 115°(SEE)

            31 km, 41° (NE)

            32 km, 5° (N)

1.4.

Elevation AMSL (in metres):

a)      NW end of the airstrip 

b)      reference point

c)      SE end of the airstrip

            582 

            600

            615

1.5.

Usage of the airfield:

a)      type of flights,

b)      type of aircraft,

training, sport, scenic,

light piston aircraft (up to 5700 kg), gliders, hang-gliders.

2.1.

Airfield dimensions:

a)      length

b)      width

            500 m

            20 m

2.2.

Border markings:

White corner and threshold signs, placed in the border of the grass surface of the airfield.

2.3.

Markings of the touchdown area:

None, touch down at 40-50 knts in the area of the windsock, at 1/2 length of the airfield

2.4.

Runway heading:

a)      start

b)      aproach

            310° (downhill)

            130° (uphill)

2.5.

Surface:

grass

2.6.

Type and location of devices:

a)      windsock

1/2 of the airfield legth, north side of the airfield

2.7.

Characteristics of the foreground

Obstacles:

a)      bush, 10 m above reference point

b)      hill Jasieniowa (735m AMSL), 135 m above reference point

Navigation reference objects:

c)      the valley of the river Osława, 100 m below reference point

300 m and at hdg 330° from reference point

2800 m and at hdg 325° from reference point,

> 400 m and at hdg 270°‑360°from reference point

Feature

            Value

3.1.

VFR flight at daylight, in weather conditions not worse then

            3.1.1. Cloud base

            3.1.2. Visibility

            3.1.3. Wind speed

800 m

3 km

10 m/s

3.2.

Flight level 

above 800 m AMSL

3.3.

Traffic pattern

left at approach, right at takeoff (uphill touchdown, downhill takeof)

3.4.

Flight approach routes:

            3.4.1.North approach,

            3.4.2.South approach,

From Rzepedź proceed along the river Osława untill airfield visibility is reached. Join airfield traffic at base leg, short final.

From the centre of Smolnik proceed along the right bank of Osława, join airfield traffic at crosswind.

4.1.

Emergency landing fields:

4.1.1.Smolnik, numerous and vast grass meadow and pasture areas including sites with surface suitable for landing

4.1.2.Turzańsk, vast grass meadow area including sites with surface suitable for landing

1–5 km, vector 140-250° from reference point

9–10 km, vector 10-20°from reference point

4.2.

Instructions on resuming visual navigation :

a)      The valley of The Osława river: major valley several dozen kilometres long, running mainly S-N, with village Rzepedź in its mid-part with several meter high steel chimney of a wood processing plant and numerous three-storey blocks of flats.

b)      The railway Zagórz – Łupków: operational railway running 0-4 km west of the Osława river in all its length.

From Rzepedź proceed according to the north approach procedure.

At section Zagórz-Rzepedź the railway runs immediately by the Osława river. After resuming visual navigation south of Rzepedź proceed at no more than 4 km east of the railway resuming and maintaining visual navigation over the valley of the Osława river.

4.3.

Alternate airfields and aerodromes:

a)      Bezmiechowa

b)      Iwonicz

c)      Krosno

From reference point:

31 km, 41° (NE)

48 km, 335° (NW)

53 km, 330° (NW)

4.4.

Local restrictions:

a)      Frontier zone. Check AIP for current air traffic restrictions.

b)      Bieszczady National Park. Flights below 3400 AMSL prohibited

22-30 km from reference point, 95°-130°

Service

Phone #

Radio frequency

AMC Polska

22 574 57 33 to 35

None

Kraków Info

118.10

Rzeszów Tower

126.80

12.1.

Owner of the area

Radosław Szczeciński

phone #: 502 202 033

12.2.

Municipality

Urząd Gminy Komańcza

w Komańczy

tel.(0-13) 467 70 18

12.3.

Airfield operator

Warsaw Aeroclub

Warszawa Księżycowa 3

phone #: 22 834 61 79

aircraft section, training department

12.4.

Permanent staff – the host of the service building and ground service of the airfield

Current host

Smolnik 49, 38-543 Komańcza

phone #: 509 463 990