PRESOV AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
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SUBJECT Presov Airfield
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 9 November 1953
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1. The 1i1 t y 'airfield at Presov '(RJ+9/E 37) was built shortly 'before World
War jj,q~A was considerably enlarged during ?.the. war. During tae. Slovak
revolt against the German puppet 'goveerrm(ent fn. Slovakia in 1944, it was,
h bed but wes put into operation again'immediately men the, lied Army
olorupied it.. Until 1952, it was used as a -civilian airfieJ . Of. the
Czechoslovak Airlines on the Prague-Kosice line because''passenger aircraft
could',not use the Kosice Airfield due'to''poor.. visibility and the short
runwa there. Now that the' new Kosice airfield is ready for use, the
Presov field, has again become solely a mil tary',airfield,
2. The field'lies northeast of the city of Presov. 'Last of 'the field is the
Eresov - Kapusany railroad, which is crossed ~at Sariseke Louky'by a highway
running in the same direction. South of the field is a brook running'from
Vysna Sebes through Nizna Sebes and Into-the small Sekcov"Br'o'ok, which
forms the western boundary of the field. In the west,...the 'rr and rises slowly..
A point of.orientation for the airfield is triangulation point 334; The
airfield. lies 289 meters above sea level. ..It. has a hard-, humus foundation.
3.' The runway is 40 meters wide and 1,200 meters long-and-runs north..and south;
along the Sekcov Brook. In 1952, it. was extended and a drainage system was
established, with an outlet into the Sekcov Brook. k tax3,way leads to the
,'runway at a right angle.. Leading away from the rtmway,_.i ...goes .for 140
meters; then turns at a 90 degree angle and continues for another 300 meters,
then. opens into the apron in front-of the hangars. Its width is 50 meters.
4. Two .large ferro-concrete hangars 30 by 60 meters in size, with iron gates,
are situated on the western side of the railroad tracks.
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5. In the center of the airfield is a control tower of Ferro-cancrete
construction 6 by 6 by 16 meters in size, with a large glass cupola on top
of it. It was erected in 1951.
6. Between the two hangars is a two-story-.building 20 by 1O meters in size
which houses the maintenance and administration offices of the field, as
well as the meteorological station. The radio transmitting station and
some old radar equipment- ar-e- believed to be in the control tower.
7. The airfield' barracks consist of two large two-story buildings 30 by
70 meters in size and two'smaller ones adjoining them. The barracks
accommodate the ground personnel and 00 men of the parachute unit. The
parachutists are being trained at the Presov Airfield but belong to the
parachutist brigade located at Humenne,
8. The field has several Dakota aircraft for parachutist training. It also
has Czechoslovak aircraft of current'production.for training purposes. They
are of the CAP and Siebel types; there is also a flight of Me-109 fighters.
'Night landings are made possible by a searchlight which is located on the
control tower and by lights at the beginning and end of the runway. Electricity
is supplied by the Krompachy power station.
10. The airfield can be entered by a road which runs between the hangars and the
barracks. The field is guarded by ground personnel assigned to the field.
'11. Until 1952, this field was used for training the parachutist brigade at
Humenne and also for Czechoslovak Air Force training. In its present state
the field can easily be used as a jet airfield,
12. Aircraft landing or taking off orient themselves above the Kapusany Castle,
which is situated on the edge of the woods which extend to the northwest from
the PresQv Airfield.
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