CIVILIAN AIRPORT IN OLOMOUC - HOLICE

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 13, 2013
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 31, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY
Civilian Airport in Olomouc - Holice
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1, The civilian airport in Olomouc - Holice is located about 3,5 kilometers from
passengers. The police guards patrol the airport up to the goniometric
station and back. They are relieved every four hours; the patrols consist of
two men, each armed with pistols; one light machine gun is kept in the guards
room which is located in the hangars.
the center of the city of Olomouc near the Morava River. It lies between
the Morava River and the double-track railway line of the Czechoslovak
State Railroads Olomouc - Prerov. The geographical location it 340 560 40"
east longitude and 490 34' 15" north latitude. The airport is approximately
220'meters above. sea level; the prevailing wide are from the northwest, but
the region is not too windy. Visibility is bad, especially in the spring
and in the fall, during which time the weather is very foggy-owing to the
fact that the airport is too close to the river. The temperature is mild,
rainfalls normal; the airport ground is very soft in the spring and in the
fall owing to the high ground water table.
The airport does not have any concrete runways; the surface is covered with
grace; the starting runway is 15 meters wide and is marked with red and white
signs. Planes always took off and landed to the north or to the south, al-
ugh landings were sometimes made in the western direction (260?). During
dry weather, the airport is well suited for landing Dakota DC-3's, The ap-
proaches to the runways are not marked and there is not control tower for the
airport nor any special equipment for night flying. The airport was not found
suitable for night flights in view of many obstacles in the neighborhood
which are not marked with warning lights. Obstacles within the radius of five
kilometers are hills in the western direction (approximately three kilometers
from the airport), 50 meters above the level of the airport. In addition
to radio towers, there are many high factory chimneys in the vicinity as
well as the buildings in the city of Olomouc, Obstacles within the radius
of 20 kilometers are hills located about seven kilometers east, of the airport.
These hills are 100 meters above the level of the airport. The best dir-
eotion for landing is away from the Morava River Valley.
The airport does not have any custom duty offices. It is guarded. by the
National Security Corps (SNB) which also conduct searches and control of
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The airport has an ambulance with two beds at its disposal. The airport ad-
ministrator is in charge of the ambulance. Water is supplied by the city water
works. Gasoline is etorsd in underground tanks with a filling station on the
surface. The tanks are equipped with exhaust devices for gases to prevent
explosions. The capacity of these gas tanks is approximately 80 thousand liters.
Oil is stored in barrels. The airport does not have its own radio equipment.
There are no special repair workshops in the airport. All smaller repairs are
carried out in the hangars.
5. The airplane control service was accommodated in the hangar Ltem No C) of
Enclosure (A),T Its equipment is as follows: "Liaison," frequency 3442.5 klh/sec;
equipment for radio contact with other airports, Ha1icrafter, frequency 501.5
5050 klh/sec which was also accommodated in the same hangar. The airport also
has a teletyped A goniometric station is located in the corner of the airfield
.Lee Point 16 of Enclosure (A)T The station is located in the axis of the
planned runway which will be built after the planned enlargement of the airport
is carried out. Equipment of the station is as follows: EP2, frequency 333
klh/see. The airport does not have any antiaircraft defense.
6. Planes of the local Aeroclub, three Sokol MC1 planes two Aero C 104.. two Heinkel
72 one Baby-Praha, four Zlin 381, and four Piper-Cubs and approximately nine
gliders, are accommodated in a steel hangar. The gliders are kept in a wooden
hangar marked under Point 12 of Enclosure (A). The weatherman's station is
in the steel hangar near the teletypes. The weather reports are made every
30 minutes. The reports are broadcast by teletype to the airport in Praha -
Ruzyne.
7, The administrator of the airport is in charge of local and territorial air con-
trol. Other employees are personnel of the weather service, radio mechanics,
a representative of the Czechoslovak-State Airlines (CSA) and auxiliary personnel.
The station of the local Aeroclub and a sales stand are also located at
the airport. . encl ENCLOSURE (A). Sketch of Civilian Airport in Olomouc - Holice with Legend
(B)o Map Showing Geographical Location of the Civilian Airport in
Olomouc Holice
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SKETCH OF CIVILIAN AIRPORT IN OLOMOUC HOLICE WITH LEGENJt3
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Legend
l... Olomouc - Velky Ujezd - Lipnik state highway, approximately nine meters
wide, asphalt
2... Holice - Nove Sady district road, approximately eight meters wide, steam-
rolled
.. Double-track railway of the Czechoslovak-State Railroads between Olomouc -
Prerov
4. .. Single-track railway of the Czechoslovak State Railroads between Olomouc -
Prerov
5... Road to the airport, approximately six meters wide,.steam-rolled
6.0. Entrance to the airport, an iron gate with a small built-in door
7... Airfield 1000 x 1100 meters covered with grass
g... Red and white signs marking the edges of the airport
9... Hangar, steel and brick construction,60 x 40 x 9 meters, with a roof of
corrugated iron. In the hangar is located: a guard room of the National
Security Corps (SNB), air control station, a radio transmitter, weather
service station (these rooms are marked in the plan with a broken line).
9a.. A single-story house next to the hangar, 40 x 10 meters, accommodating
the administration of the airport and club rooms of the local Aeroclub.
Olomouc
10... A concrete area, 60 x 30 meters
ll... Sales stand and canteen, a single-story brick house with a flat roof
12... Wooden hangar, 40 x 30 x 7 meters with rounded tar paper roof
13; Airport station, a wwoden-barrack-40 x 12-'meters-'with-a tar paper roof.
].,... Gas filling station with underground gas tanks, a single-story concrete
building, 4 x 12 meters
15... A brick farm house. The farm is enclosed by a fence with locked gate.
In the yard of this farm.are three radio towers, 20 meters high
16... Goniometric etatim; a new single-story concrete building 10 x 6 meters.
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