Nadarzyce Poligon Fake Airport

The facility was never intended for standard aviation operations. Its design purpose from its inception during the Cold War was to be a decoy and a bombing range, not an airport for transport or stationing aircraft. Therefore, its 'closure' is not applicable as it was never 'open' for public or regular military air traffic.

The site is not abandoned; it is a highly active and critical military area. It is known as the 21st Central Air Force Training Range (21 Centralny Poligon Lotniczy) in Nadarzyce. It is one of the largest and most important training grounds for the Polish Air Force and its NATO allies. The 'airport' layout remains a central feature, serving as a primary target complex for:
- Live-fire air-to-ground gunnery and bombing exercises.
- Testing of new aircraft weapon systems (e.g., for Polish F-16s and future F-35s).
- Joint training operations with NATO partners.
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) testing and training.
The ICAO code 'PL-0051' is an unofficial identifier used in some non-governmental aviation databases and flight simulators to mark the location, but it is not an official ICAO code for a functional airport.

The 'airport' is a classic example of a Cold War-era decoy airfield. It was constructed by Warsaw Pact forces (likely Soviet) to serve two primary functions:
1. **Decoy Airfield:** It was built to mimic the layout of a real fighter base, complete with runways, taxiways, and dispersal areas. The goal was to deceive NATO satellite and aerial reconnaissance, drawing potential enemy fire away from actual, high-value airbases in the region (such as the nearby Mirosławiec Air Base).
2. **Bombing Range:** The realistic layout provided an ideal target for Warsaw Pact pilots to practice air-to-ground attacks on enemy airfields. Pilots could train in a simulated but highly realistic environment, targeting the mock runways, taxiways, and dummy aircraft or vehicles that would have been placed on the site.
After the withdrawal of Russian forces from Poland in the early 1990s, the site was taken over by the Polish Armed Forces.

None. There are absolutely no plans or prospects for 'reopening' this site as a civilian or conventional military airport. Its current function as a live-fire military training range is vital for national and NATO defense and is incompatible with any other use. The facility is, in fact, more active now than it has been in decades due to increased military training schedules.