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Eindhoven Airport is an airport located west of
Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
. In terms of the number of served passengers it is the second largest airport in the Netherlands, with 6.2 million passengers in 2018 (well behind Schiphol, which serves more than 70 million passengers). The airport is used by both civilian and military traffic.


History


Early years

The airport was founded in 1932 as a grass strip under the name ''Vliegveld Welschap'' (''Welschap Airfield''). In 1939 the airfield was acquired for use by the Air Force, as concerns over a military conflict with Germany increased. The airfield was quickly captured by German forces during the
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and re-used by them under the name ''Fliegerhorst Eindhoven''. The airfield was expanded and improved by the Germans, with three paved runways and numerous hangars and support buildings being constructed. The airfield was captured by American
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s during
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. Damage to the airfield was repaired and the airfield was re-used as an
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by both US and British forces under the designation B-78. The airfield was returned to the
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in 1952. It was home to crews flying the Republic F-84G Thunderjet, Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, Northrop NF-5A/B, and finally the General Dynamics F-16A/B Fighting Falcon. 316 Squadron flew the F-16 and was inactivated in April 1994.


Development since the 1980s

In 1984 a terminal building for civilian air traffic was constructed, based on a
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design. After the end of the
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, Eindhoven was transformed into a military transport base. Initially it was home to F27-300M Troopship aircraft. Over the years,
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, Fokker 60, McDonnell Douglas KDC-10,
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and
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aircraft were stationed at the air base. The Fokker aircraft have been retired. On 15 July 1996, a
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C-130H Hercules crashed at the airport – known as the
Herculesramp The 1996 Belgian Air Force Hercules accident is an aviation accident that occurred on 15 July 1996 at Eindhoven Airport, the Netherlands. The disaster involved a Belgian Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft and resulted in the death of 34 passengers ...
(Hercules disaster). The plane caught fire and 34 people died in the intense heat. Communication problems within the emergency services meant that fire services were not aware that the C-130 carried many passengers, which likely caused more deaths. On the civilian side, the airport has continued to grow and is now the second-largest airport in the Netherlands. To accommodate this, in early 2012 work to expand Eindhoven airport was started including the addition of a 120-room Tulip Inn Hotel. On 27 May 2017, a parking garage collapsed during construction. The cause of the collapse was determined to be a construction error; the floors were made of prefabricated concrete slabs, and the connection between the slabs did not meet safety requirements. The reduced strength of the construction, in combination with the heat on that day, resulted in the partial collapse of the building. Nobody was injured or killed. In October 2018,
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announced it would be closing its base at the airport on 5 November 2018. Construction of a 4 star hotel by
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was started in 2018, the hotel opened in 2019.


Facilities

Passenger facilities include: exchange office, lost property office, luggage lockers, baby changing area, health centre and various shops, such as Rituals, AH to GO, Victoria's Secret and tax free shops: Travel Plaza and Travel luxury, and also a new Business Lounge Aspire by Swissport Eindhoven Airport also has a variety of restaurants, bars and cafes, such as: Upstairs (the Tulip Inn Hotel bar), La Place, The Bar (a flagship of Bavaria beer) and Starbucks (both before and after the security check). The airport also has a business centre. There are 1,500 parking spaces for long and short term parking.


Military

* 334 Squadron with Airbus A330-MRTT &
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* 336 Squadron with
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* 940 Maintenance Support Squadron * 941 Miscellaneous Support Squadron * Movement Coordination Centre Europe * European Air Transport Command From 1 July 2007, Eindhoven has been the location of the Movement Coordination Centre Europe (MCCE), a merger of the former European Airlift Centre (EAC), established by the European Air Group, and the Sea-lift Coordination Centre (SCC). MCCE is a non-NATO/non-European military organization. MCCE is an organization open to all governments whose membership is accepted by all the other participant nations, regulated by a specific legal technical agreement. The mission of the MCCE is to coordinate the use of air transport, surface transport (sea and land) and air-to-air refuelling (AAR) capabilities between participating nations, and thereby improve the overall efficiency of the use of owned or leased assets of the national military organizations. The centre's main focus will be on strategic movements, but not exclude operational and tactical movements. Since September 2010, Eindhoven Airport has hosted the European Air Transport Command, made up of seven European nations which share aerial military assets in a single operative command. EATC will play a leading role in the A400M standardization process.


Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Eindhoven:eindhovenairport.nl - Destinations
retrieved 7 September 2022


Statistics


Ground transport

Eindhoven Airport is located just off the A2 motorway which offers direct connections to the North west, centre and south of the country, including the cities of
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,
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and
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. The airport is also served by two of Eindhoven's electric bus routes. * Line 400 is a
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line that connects the airport to its
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.Timetable of line 400 from Eindhoven Airport to Eindhoven Station NS �
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line that connects the airport to Eindhoven's city centre and its
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. * Line 20 connects
Best railway station Best is a railway station located in Best, Netherlands. The station is located on the Breda–Maastricht railway (State Line E) between Tilburg and Eindhoven. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station is located in a tunnel ...
and the town of
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with Eindhoven Airport. Also connects the airport with the town of
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and the High Tech Campus of
Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,Eindhoven railway station Eindhoven Centraal railway station is the main railway station in Eindhoven in North Brabant, Netherlands. It is the busiest station outside the Randstad area and an important station in the southern part of The Netherlands. History The station ...
, the district of Strijp-T (connecting with the Eindhoven Strijp-S railway station), and the Nieuw Acht Industrial Complex with Eindhoven Airport.


See also

* Transport in the Netherlands * List of airports in the Netherlands


References


External links

* * * {{authority control Royal Netherlands Air Force bases Airports in North Brabant Airports established in 1932 Buildings and structures in Eindhoven Transport in Eindhoven 1932 establishments in the Netherlands International airports in the Netherlands