| 36th Special Regiment of Aviation Transport | |
|---|---|
| 36 Specjalny Pułk Lotnictwa Transportowego (Polish) | |
 36 SPLT Logo | |
| Active | 1945–2011 |
| Country |  Poland |
| Allegiance | Polish Air Force |
| Type | Special Aviation Regiment |
| Role | VIP Transport, Transport |
| Part of | Regiment |
| Base: | 1 Baza Lotnicza (1st Air Base) Warszawa district Okęcie |
| Commanders | |
| Squadron Leader | Col. pilot (płk pil.) Mirosław Jemielniak |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Utility helicopter | Bell 412,PZL W-3 Sokół,Mil Mi-8 |
| Transport | Tu-154,Yak-40,PZL M28 |
The36th Special Regiment of Aviation Transport (Polish:36 Specjalny Pułk Lotnictwa Transportowego; 36 SPLT) was a special aviation regiment of thePolish Air Force, established in 1945. All of its aircraft were for national public use, the most important being transport of Polish politicians andMinistry of National Defence highest officials & forces commanders. It was headquartered at the 1st Air Base atWarsaw Chopin Airport (formerly Okęcie). Between 1947 and 1974 it operated asSpecial Air Regiment, earlier asGovernment Transport Squadron. It was shut down in 2011 and its fleet retired.
On 4 August 2011, the regiment was disbanded by the Polish Minister of National Defence as a direct consequence of the 2010 crash. The regiment officially ceased to exist on 31 December 2011; however, the 1st Air Transport Base continues to transport government VIPs by helicopter. Since then all Polish government officials have been using civil aircraft owned byLOT Polish Airlines, mainly twoEmbraer 175 operated exclusively for government.
Previously operated transport aircraft includingLisunov Li-2,Ilyushin Il-14,Antonov An-24 andTupolev Tu-134.
| Model | Origin | Picture | In service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tupolev Tu-154M Lux |  Soviet Union |  | 1 |
| Yakovlev Yak-40 | Soviet Union |  | 4 |
| PZL M28 | Poland |  | 3 |
| PZL W-3 Sokół | Poland |  | 5 |
| Bell 412 |  United States |  | 1 |
| Mi-8 | Soviet Union | .jpg) | 7 |