Żar glider airfield
| Żar Lotnisko Żar glider airfield |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EPZR |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 385 m (1263 ft ) |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1937 |
| operator | Górska Szkoła Szybowcowa "Żar" |
| Runways | |
| 23 / - runway | 390 m × 75 m grass |
| 05 / - runway | 390 m × 75 m grass |
| 26 / - runway | 310 m × 75 m grass |
| 08 / - runway | 310 m × 75 m grass |
The Żar glider airfield ( Polish Lotnisko Żar , ICAO code : EPZR ) is the glider airfield of the Górska Szkoła Szybowcowa “Żar” flight school near the village of Międzybrodzie Żywieckie in the Czernichów commune in the Żywiecki powiat in Poland . It is located about 9 kilometers east of Bielsko-Biała and 12 kilometers north of Żywiec .
The airfield has two grass runways, 390 m and 310 m long. Since the inclination at the foot of Mount Żar is 12 or 5 degrees, you can only start in a westerly direction. Landings take place in an easterly direction against the slope. The location in the Little Beskids enables gliding in the leeward in special weather conditions . The course was laid out from 1935 to 1936 and at that time enabled starters with a rubber rope.
