Warsaw Babice Airport
Warsaw Babice Airport Lotnisko Warszawa-Babice | |||||||||||||||
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View of the airport from the air to the southwest. The photo draws attention to Powstańców Śląskich Street which is a street on the path of the former second runway. The paved runway 10R/28L in use is only a part of its former length. | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil, sports, Interior Ministry | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Warsaw | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Warsaw | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC +1 () | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 348 ft / 106.1 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°16′9.06″N 20°54′25.98″E / 52.2691833°N 20.9072167°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official site's English page | ||||||||||||||
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Warsaw-Babice (ICAO: EPBC) is an airport in Warsaw, located in the residential district of Bemowo, near the border with the district of Bielany. It is also unofficially known as Bemowo.
The airport is administered by the Centre for Logistics "Warsaw-Babice" (Centrum Usług Logistycznych "Lotnisko Warszawa-Babice") and organisations based there include: the Warsaw Aero Club (Aeroklub Warszawski) and Polish Air Rescue (Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe).
It has been used for various events and celebrity arrivals including Michael Jackson (1996), Madonna (2009), AC/DC (2010), and the Sonisphere Festival (2010, 2011, 2012).