Baza Lotnicza) had been organised as a Polish Air Force base, located in Krzesiny, part of the Nowe Miasto district of Poznań.

[1] The 3rd Tactical Squadron had previously been part of the 31st Air Base since 31 December 2000.

The 31st Air Force Base is a logistics unit, providing comprehensive support for training and warfare of all air force units residing on the base area.

It provides a wide range of support for air units deployed to the base for tasks during peacetime, in states of emergency, or in war situations.

It also provides logistics support for other units permanently or temporarily deployed to the base, as well as search and rescue (SAR), combat search and rescue (CSAR) and combat air patrol (CAP) duties.