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Rotterdam The Hague Airport (formerly Rotterdam Airport, Vliegveld Zestienhoven in Dutch), (IATA: RTM, ICAO: EHRD) is a minor international airport serving Rotterdam, the Netherlands' second largest city and The Hague, its administrative and royal capital. It is located 3 NM (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north northwest[1] of Rotterdam in South Holland and is the third busiest airport in the Netherlands.

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Rotterdam The Hague Airport
IATA: RTM ICAO: EHRD
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Schiphol Group
Serves	Rotterdam and The Hague
Location	Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Focus city for	Transavia TUI fly Netherlands
Elevation AMSL	−14 ft / −4 m
Coordinates	51°57′25″N 04°26′25″E
Website	rotterdamthehagueairport.nl
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 2,133,976 Freight (tonnes) 1 Aircraft movements 52,439
Sources: AIP,[1] 2019 Annual Facts & Statistics Report (PDF, Dutch)[2]

The airport handled over 2.1 million passengers in 2019 and features scheduled flights to European metropolitan and leisure destinations. It is also used extensively by general aviation and there are several flying clubs, a skydiving club and a flight training school located at the airport.

History

Early years

After World War II, the Dutch government decided that a second national airport was needed in addition to Schiphol. Rotterdam had previously had an airport before the war; Waalhaven airport, but it was heavily damaged in the German bombing of Rotterdam, and was later completely destroyed to prevent it from being used by the Germans. Reconstruction of the airport was not a realistic proposition, so a new location was found in the Zestienhoven polder, giving the airport its original name.[3]

Construction of the airport began in August 1955 and the airport was officially opened in October 1956. Several large international airlines, such as Swissair, Lufthansa, Air France, Channel Airways, and British Air Ferries (Channel Air Bridge) were soon operating to Rotterdam. However, in the 1970s plans were made to either close or move the airport to make space for housing. Its uncertain future halted the airport's growth and led to many operators leaving.[3]

Development since the 1990s

For almost thirty years the airport faced closure, but the economic growth of the 1990s caused an increase in passengers again and in 2001 it was decided that the airport's current location would be maintained for at least a century.

The route with the longest continual service, to London Heathrow and operated by KLM Cityhopper, was suspended in 2008. This marked the end of KLM's involvement with the airport. However, in December 2012, British Airways began a service to Rotterdam from Heathrow.[4] In October 2014 British Airways announced they would suspend the route again in March 2015.[5] British Airways now flies to Rotterdam from London City Airport.[6]

The name of the airport was changed from Zestienhoven to Rotterdam Airport and finally in 2010 to its current name Rotterdam The Hague Airport.

Most flights today are operated by smaller mainline jets such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 series or the Embraer 190. There is also a fair amount of business aviation. State and military aircraft also use the airport frequently, due to its proximity to The Hague, the seat of the Dutch government and various international institutions such as the International Criminal Court.[7] With the closure of nearby Ypenburg Airport in 1992 and Valkenburg Naval Air Base in 2006, Rotterdam The Hague Airport is now the only remaining airport in the area.

The airport experienced significant growth in the 2010s, doubling passenger numbers from 1,000,858 in 2010 to 2,133,976 in 2019.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Rotterdam/The Hague:[8]

Airlines	Destinations
Blue Islands	Seasonal charter: Guernsey, Jersey[9]
British Airways	London–City
Corendon Airlines	Seasonal: Antalya,[10] Izmir,[10] Kayseri, Konya[11]
Corendon Airlines Europe	Seasonal: Al Hoceima, Nador
Pegasus Airlines	Kayseri Seasonal: Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
SkyAlps	Seasonal: Bolzano
Transavia	Al Hoceima, Alicante, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Faro, Fez, Gran Canaria, Lisbon, Málaga, Nador, Tenerife–South, Valencia Seasonal: Almería, Bastia,[12] Bergamo, Bergerac, Brindisi, Chambéry, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Geneva, Girona, Grenoble, Heraklion, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Kos, Lanzarote, Montpellier, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Perugia, Pula, Rome–Fiumicino, Salzburg, Split, Tangier, Thessaloniki, Toulon, Zadar Seasonal charter: Rovaniemi, Skellefteå
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Marrakech, Oujda[13]
TUI fly Netherlands	Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife–South Seasonal: Antalya, Heraklion, Hurghada,[14] Kittilä (begins 14 January 2023),[14] Kos, Kuusamo (begins 14 January 2023),[citation needed] Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Sharm El Sheikh, Zakynthos

Statistics

Passenger numbers

Year	Passengers	Aircraft movements
2017	1,774,976[15]	49,962
2018	1,943,733[16]	53,322
2019	2,133,976[17]	52,439

Busiest routes

Busiest Routes from Rotterdam Airport (2016)

Rank	Airport	Passengers 2016
1	London City Airport	219,222
2	Barcelona–El Prat Airport	154,152
3	Málaga Airport	126,034
4	Faro Airport	121,494
5	Alicante Airport	110,239
Source: http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/submitViewTableAction.do

Ground transportation

Bus

The airport is served by bus line 33, which runs between Rotterdam Centraal, the airport, and further to Meijersplein station. At Meijersplein, transfers are available to metro line E, with frequent service to Den Haag Centraal, Rotterdam Centraal and Rotterdam city center.[18]

Car

The airport is situated next to the busy A13/E19 motorway, which makes it easily accessible via car.

See also

• Transport in the Netherlands
• List of airports in the Netherlands

References

External links

Media related to Rotterdam The Hague Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Current weather for EHRD at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for RTM at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Rotterdam Den Haag

Der Flughafen Rotterdam Den Haag (offiziell Rotterdam The Hague Airport, früher niederländisch Luchthaven Zestienhoven), (IATA: RTM, ICAO: EHRD) befindet sich rund 6 km nördlich des Stadtzentrums von Rotterdam und ist mit einem Passagieraufkommen von 2,1 Millionen Fluggästen nach Amsterdam Schiphol und Eindhoven der drittgrößte Flughafen der Niederlande (Stand 2019).

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- [en] Rotterdam The Hague Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Róterdam-La Haya

El aeropuerto de Róterdam-La Haya, anteriormente Aeropuerto de Róterdam (en neerlandés: Vliegveld Zestienhoven), (IATA: RTM, OACI: EHRD) está ubicado a 5 km al nor-noroeste[1] de Róterdam, y es el tercero más grande de los Países Bajos por número de pasajeros tras el Aeropuerto de Eindhoven. En el aeropuerto hay, entre otros, vuelos diarios a Londres, Hamburgo y vuelos chárter. En 2014 atendió a 1.590.144 pasajeros.

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[fr] Aéroport de Rotterdam-La Haye

L'aéroport de Rotterdam-La Haye (code IATA : RTM • code OACI : EHRD) est situé sur le territoire de la commune néerlandaise de Rotterdam. Il est le deuxième aéroport régional des Pays-Bas après celui d'Eindhoven, avec un trafic passager annuel de plus d'un million de passagers en 2004. Des liaisons quotidiennes sont assurées vers Londres, Hambourg et Berlin, auxquelles viennent s'ajouter plusieurs vols charter.

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[it] Aeroporto di Rotterdam

L'aeroporto di Rotterdam[2] (IATA: RTM, ICAO: EHRD) (in olandese: Vliegveld Zestienhoven), commercialmente noto con il nome di Rotterdam The Hague Airport, è un aeroporto olandese situato a 7,5 chilometri a nord nord ovest della città di Rotterdam, nella provincia dell'Olanda Meridionale. È il terzo aeroporto olandese per traffico passeggeri dopo quelli di Amsterdam-Schipol ed Eindhoven.

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[ru] Роттердам-Гаага (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Роттерда́м-Гаа́га, известный ранее как Аэропорт Роттердам или Аэропорт Зестинховен (нидерл. Vliegveld Zestienhoven) (ИАТА: RTM, ИКАО: EHRD) — аэропорт в Нидерландах, расположенный в 6 км к северо-северо-востоку от Роттердама, второго по численности населения города страны. Обслуживает города Роттердам и Гаагу, по которым и получил своё название, а также их пригороды.

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