The Aero Club of Częstochowa has been operating at the foot of Jasna Góra since 1945. It offers participation in the following sections, such as plane flying, micro gliding, paragliding, gliding, parachuting, and model-making. The eminent pilots, such as Janusz Daroch, a multiple world champion, as well as of Poland and Europe, are associated with the club. The home airfield of the Aero is located in Rudniki, near Częstochowa. It was built during the Second World War, and long served military purposes.