Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport
| Port lotniczy Gdynia-Kosakowo 43.Baza Lotnictwa Morskiego |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EPOK |
| IATA code | QYD |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 44 m (144 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 5 km north of Gdynia |
| Street | 7 km to  /
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| Basic data | |
| opening | May 1, 1935 |
| operator | Port Lotniczy Gdynia-Kosakowo Polish Navy |
| Start-and runway | |
| 14/32 | 2500 m × 60 m concrete |
The Gdynia-Kosakowo airport , Polish port lotniczy Gdynia-Kosakowo is a planned civilian airport in Poland . It was first opened in 1935 as a civil airfield under the name Gdynia-Rumia Zagórze . After the Second World War, the area has so far served exclusively as a military airfield for the Polish Navy ; it is called the 43rd Naval Aviation Base , 43rd Baza Lotnictwa Morskiego . The airfield is located in the municipality of Gmina Kosakowo a few kilometers north of Gdynia city center, directly on the Baltic Sea coast.
Military use
It serves the Naval Aviation Brigade , Polish: Brygada Lotnictwa Marynarki Wojennej (BLMW) of the Polish Navy as a military airfield , since the beginning of 2011 under the name 43rd Baza Lotnictwa Morskiego (43rd BLM). Mainly helicopters, training and small transport aircraft are stationed here.
Civil use
A civil joint use of the naval airfield by low-cost airlines was planned for 2013, but the GmbH founded for the implementation went bankrupt on August 21, 2014 .
The multi-day Open'er Festival has been taking place on the airfield since 2006 .
