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Schiphol Group| location =| elevation-f = -15| elevation-m = -4.6| coordinates = | website = www.rotterdam-airport.nl| metric-elev = yes| metric-rwy = yes| r1-number = 06/24| r1-length-f = 7,414| r1-length-m = 2,260| r1-surface = Asphalt| stat-year =| stat1-header =| stat1-data =| stat2-header =| stat2-data =| footnotes =-->
Rotterdam Airport (formerly ([Dutch language):
Vliegveld Zestienhoven (translated:
Airport Sixteencourts) located in Rotterdam, is
The Netherlands' second largest regional airport after
Eindhoven Airport (measured in passengers). From the airport, there are daily services to
London, Hamburg, and
Berlin and charter flights. The airport handled over a million passengers in
2004.
History
After
World War II it was decided by the Dutch government that a second national airport next to Schiphol was needed. The city of Rotterdam had an airport before the war,
Waalhaven airport, however, this was destroyed to prevent it from being used by the
Germans. Reconstruction of this airport wasn't realistic, so a new location had to be found.
A new location was found, the
Zestienhoven polder. Construction of the airport started in August
1955 and the airport was officially opened in October 1956. Not long after the opening several large international airlines such as Swissair, Lufthansa and
Air France started operating from Rotterdam. However, in the 1970's plans were made to either close or move to airport to make room for houses and the uncertain future caused a stagnation in the airport's growth and many operators left. For almost thirty years the airport faced closure, but the economic growth in the
1990's caused an increase in passengers again and in
2001 it was decided that the airport's current location would be maintained for at least 100 years.
Metroliner accident
In September 2005, a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner of
Dynamic Airlines ran off the runway during take-off causing the landing gear to collapse, leaving the airplane badly damaged and obstructing the runway for a large part of the day. There were no casualties.
Airlines
The following airlines frequently visit or operate from/to Rotterdam Airport:
Scheduled
- KLM
- transavia.com (Alicante, Faro, Geneva, Girona, Innsbruck, London-Stansted, Málaga, Nice, Rome-Fiumicino, Salzburg, Toulon, Grenoble winter 2007-2008)
- VLM Airlines (Guernsey, Hamburg, Isle of Man, Jersey, London-City, Manchester)
- Volareweb (Milan-Malpensa October 28, 2007)
Charter/Other
- Dynamic Airlines
- Inter Airlines (Antalya)
- Martinair (Antalya)
- Onur Air (Antalya, Izmir)
- Skyline Aviation (Corporate charter, Airwork)
- transavia.com (Antalya, Bodrum, Corfu, Dalaman, Heraklion, Kos, Las Palmas, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodos, Tenerife)
- Welcome Air
The airport is also used extensively by general aviation and there are several
flying clubs and
flying schools located on the airport.
See also
External links
- Rotterdam Airport (official website)
- Airliners.net photos taken at Rotterdam Airport.
- Google image of Rotterdam Airport
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Schiphol Group| location =| elevation-f = -15| elevation-m = -4.6| coordinates = | website = www.rotterdam-airport.nl| metric-elev = yes| metric-rwy = yes| r1-number = 06/24| r1-length-f = 7,414| r1-length-m = 2,260| r1-surface = Asphalt| stat-year =| stat1-header =| stat1-data =| stat2-header =| stat2-data =| footnotes =-->
Rotterdam Airport (formerly ([Dutch language):
Vliegveld Zestienhoven (translated:
Airport Sixteencourts) located in Rotterdam, is The Netherlands' second largest regional
airport after
Eindhoven Airport (measured in passengers). From the airport, there are daily services to
London, Hamburg, and Berlin and charter flights. The airport handled over a million passengers in
2004.
History
After
World War II it was decided by the Dutch government that a second national airport next to Schiphol was needed. The city of Rotterdam had an airport before the war, Waalhaven airport, however, this was destroyed to prevent it from being used by the
Germans. Reconstruction of this airport wasn't realistic, so a new location had to be found.
A new location was found, the
Zestienhoven polder. Construction of the airport started in August 1955 and the airport was officially opened in October
1956. Not long after the opening several large international airlines such as
Swissair, Lufthansa and Air France started operating from Rotterdam. However, in the
1970's plans were made to either close or move to airport to make room for houses and the uncertain future caused a stagnation in the airport's growth and many operators left. For almost thirty years the airport faced closure, but the economic growth in the 1990's caused an increase in passengers again and in
2001 it was decided that the airport's current location would be maintained for at least 100 years.
Metroliner accident
In September
2005, a
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner of
Dynamic Airlines ran off the runway during take-off causing the landing gear to collapse, leaving the airplane badly damaged and obstructing the runway for a large part of the day. There were no casualties.
Airlines
The following airlines frequently visit or operate from/to Rotterdam Airport:
Scheduled
- KLM
- KLM operated by KLM Cityhopper (London-Heathrow)
- transavia.com (Alicante, Faro, Geneva, Girona, Innsbruck, London-Stansted, Málaga, Nice, Rome-Fiumicino, Salzburg, Toulon, Grenoble winter 2007-2008)
- VLM Airlines (Guernsey, Hamburg, Isle of Man, Jersey, London-City, Manchester)
- Volareweb (Milan-Malpensa October 28, 2007)
Charter/Other
- Dynamic Airlines
- Inter Airlines (Antalya)
- Martinair (Antalya)
- Onur Air (Antalya, Izmir)
- Skyline Aviation (Corporate charter, Airwork)
- transavia.com (Antalya, Bodrum, Corfu, Dalaman, Heraklion, Kos, Las Palmas, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodos, Tenerife)
- Welcome Air
The airport is also used extensively by general aviation and there are several flying clubs and
flying schools located on the airport.
See also
External links
- Rotterdam Airport (official website)
- Airliners.net photos taken at Rotterdam Airport.
- Google image of Rotterdam Airport
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