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/images/notams/notams21/epsy1013.jpgJust released a few days ago, EPSY Olsztyn-Mazury Airportfor MSFS 2020 from Drzewiecki Design now has an official videotrailer. Watch this quick video and check out all the details in thisfine scenery. About Olsztyn-Mazury AirportEPSY Olsztyn-Mazury MSFS is a highly detailed scenery ofEPSY Olsztyn-Mazury airport in Poland. This product is compatible withMicrosoft Flight Simulator. EPSY Olsztyn-Mazury is an international passenger airport inthe North-East of Poland. It is located near the village Szymany, some10 km from the centre of the city of Szczytno in the Warmian-MasurianVoivodeship. The airport was earlier known as Szczytno-SzymanyAirport. FeaturesHigh-quality model of EPSY Olsztyn-Mazury Airport, featuring the up-to-date version with extensive details throughout the whole airportFPS-friendly design, with epic night textures, dynamic lighting, and PBR materialsHigh definition mesh including exact runway profilePerformance-friendly interior modeling at terminal buildings and control tower, advanced night lighting, custom animationsPurchase Drzewiecki Design - EPSY Olsztyn-Mazury for MSFS
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/images/notams/notams21/drze1008/drze1008.jpgEPSY Olsztyn-Mazury MSFS is a highly detailed scenery ofEPSY Olsztyn-Mazury airport in Poland. This product is compatible withMicrosoft Flight Simulator. EPSY Olsztyn-Mazury is an international passenger airport inthe North-East of Poland. It is located near the village Szymany, some10 km from the centre of the city of Szczytno in the Warmian-MasurianVoivodeship. The airport was earlier known as Szczytno-SzymanyAirport. /images/notams/notams21/drze1008/epsy-1.jpgEPSY Olsztyn-Mazury Airport is popular among general aviationpilots as a gateway to the Masurian Lake District. The region containsmore than 2,000 lakes. The Lakeland extends roughly 290 km (180 mi)eastwards from the lower Vistula to the Poland–Russia border, andoccupies an area of roughly 52,000 square kilometres (20,000 sqmi). The lakes are well connected by rivers and canals, forming anextensive system of waterways. The 18th-century Masurian Canal linksthis system to the Baltic Sea. The whole area is a prime touristdestination, frequented by boating enthusiasts, canoeists, anglers,hikers, bikers and nature-lovers. It is one of the most famous lakedistricts in Central Europe and a popular vacation spot, with thehighest number of visitors every year. Śniardwy is the largest lakebeing 22.1 km (13.7 mi) long and 13.4 km (8.3 mi) wide. /images/notams/notams21/drze1008/epsy-2.jpgThe airfield in Szymany originates from 1933. Back then it waslocated in Germany, just kilometers away from the Polish border. Beinghidden, within the woods, the airfield should be used as temporaryfacility during the war. So it did 1939 during the invasion inPoland. In 1945, the small airfield was in the hands of the Sovietarmy. As they were not interested in the facility, they left it inautumn 1945. Now located in Poland, the Polish army acquired it. Inthe 1950s and 1960s it was expanded and assigned as backup airport. Itwas developed on a low stage for many years, in the second half of the1970s it received a control tower and further buildings. In the 1990s,when the cold war had ended, the airfield in Szymany lost itsimportance and was finally left. The remains of the old runway arestill visible on the East side of the airport. /images/notams/notams21/drze1008/epsy-3.jpgLater on, the Szymany Airport received international attentionafter it was discovered the airfield was used by the CIA inconjunction with a black site prison nearby in 2003. From 2014 to 2015, the airport was rebuilt with high EUsubsidies. Its runway was extended and overhauled; a new terminal,railway link and further facilities were erected. On 20 January 2016,the first ever scheduled passenger flight took off from the airportwith a SprintAir service to Berlin. Currently it is used by low-costcarries and general aviation pilots. /images/notams/notams21/drze1008/epsy-4.jpgFeaturesHigh-quality model of EPSY Olsztyn-Mazury Airport, featuring the up-to-date version with extensive details throughout the whole airportFPS-friendly design, with epic night textures, dynamic lighting, and PBR materialsHigh definition mesh including exact runway profilePerformance-friendly interior modeling at terminal buildings and control tower, advanced night lighting, custom animationsPurchase Drzewiecki Design - EPSY Olsztyn-Mazury for MSFS See other Drzewiecki scenery for MSFS 2020