Ostrava is located in the far north-east of the Czech Republic on the border with Poland. The civilian airport, Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava, in the southern part of the city has been hosting NATO Days since 2001. Initially a regional event, it has since developed into one of the largest events on European soil. The special feature of this event is the variety of demonstrations on the ground as well as in the air. In addition to impressive ground displays of the Czech Armed Forces with battle tanks and equipment (and lots of pyrotechnics), there is a range of operations from the regional fire brigades, police, special units and rescue forces presented in extremely realistic scenarios. The air force demonstrations have evolved from a performance show of the Czech Air Force CzAF (Vzdušné síly Armády České republiky) to an internationally oriented air show that more than lives up to the name: NATO Days. The NATO Days are organised by a civilian non-profit organisation close to NATO called Jagello 2000 Association, which organises the event in cooperation with the Czech Armed Forces, the Moravian-Silesian Fire Brigade, the Czech Police and Rescue Forces and Leoš Janáček Airport