Highway landing strips as an element of critical and defence infrastructure of the country
from the network of military and civil airports, are highway landing strips, which function, importance and usefulness have taken on a special dimension in the current geopolitical situation, especially during the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine. Highway Landing Strips (Polish. DOL) are sp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SITK RP
2023-05-01
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| Series: | Przegląd Komunikacyjny |
| Online Access: | https://www.transportation.overview.pwr.edu.pl/UPLOAD/BAZA-ARTYKULOW/ENG/2023/05/A_ENG_23_05_05.pdf |
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| Summary: | from the network of military and civil airports, are highway landing strips, which function,
importance and usefulness have taken on a special dimension in the current geopolitical
situation, especially during the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine. Highway Landing Strips
(Polish. DOL) are specially prepared sections of public roads adapted to perform air
operations of take-off and landing of military aircraft (Polish. WSP) intended for operational
tasks during crisis and war, as well as tasks resulting from the implementation of the flight
training process. Detailed information on the requirements for DOL is presented in NO-17-
A207:2022 Airfield pavements – Airfield road strips – Requirements and tests [1]. The above
normative document outlines the minimum requirements for geometric dimensions, runway
obstacle free zones and DOL surface construction systems. Requirements for the basic
operating parameters of pavements on facilities used by road services have been presented. In
addition, these requirements should be primarily used in designing and constructing DOL,
modernizing and reconstructing the existing road sections of airfields, accepting the
performed works, and technical and operational assessment. The normative provisions are
appropriate for assessing the technical condition of DOLs throughout their entire technical
lifetime, especially during their use by military aircraft. The technical and operational
condition of the DOL surface has a direct impact on the safety of air operations. This enforces
the need for up-to-date, full knowledge about their technical condition, which will help make
the appropriate decisions to ensure their safe operation. The article presents the results of
testing the operational parameters of the newly built structures of the surface of the Highway
Landing Strip of Wielbark airport along provincial road No. 604 and the requirements of the
applicable defence standard NO-17-A207:2022. The possible operational hazards for
performing air operations by military aircraft and the ongoing works aimed at improving the
security of the DOL, which are part of the critical and defence infrastructure of the country,
are also discussed.
Keywords: Road section of the airport; Critical infrastructure; Defence; Security; Airport
pavement |
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| ISSN: | 0033-2232 2544-6037 |