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Rotterdam The Hague Airport

Coordinates:51°57′25″N04°26′25″E/ 51.95694°N 4.44028°E/51.95694; 4.44028
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Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorSchiphol Group
ServesRotterdamandThe Hague
LocationZestienhoven,Rotterdam,South Holland,Netherlands
Focus cityfor
ElevationAMSL−14 ft / −4 m
Coordinates51°57′25″N04°26′25″E/ 51.95694°N 4.44028°E/51.95694; 4.44028
Websiterotterdamthehagueairport.nl
Map
RTM/EHRD is located in Rotterdam
RTM/EHRD
RTM/EHRD
Location of airport inRotterdam,South Holland,Netherlands
RTM/EHRD is located in South Holland
RTM/EHRD
RTM/EHRD
RTM/EHRD (South Holland)
RTM/EHRD is located in Netherlands
RTM/EHRD
RTM/EHRD
RTM/EHRD (Netherlands)
RTM/EHRD is located in Europe
RTM/EHRD
RTM/EHRD
RTM/EHRD (Europe)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,199 7,215 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers2,133,976Increase
Freight (tonnes)1Decrease
Aircraft movements52,439Decrease
Sources:AIP,[1]2019 Annual Facts & Statistics Report (PDF, Dutch)[2]

Rotterdam The Hague Airport(formerlyRotterdam Airport,Vliegveld ZestienhoveninDutch), (IATA:RTM,ICAO:EHRD) is a minorinternational airportservingRotterdam,theNetherlands' second largest city, andThe Hague,its administrative and royal capital. It is located 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi; 3.0 nmi) north northwest[1]ofRotterdaminSouth Hollandand is the third busiestairportin the Netherlands.

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 bygeneral aviationand there are severalflying clubs,askydivingclub and aflight trainingschool located at the airport.

History

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Early years

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AfterWorld War II,theDutch governmentdecided that a second national airport was needed in addition toSchiphol.Rotterdam had previously had an airport before the war;Waalhavenairport, but it was heavily damaged in theGerman bombing of Rotterdam,and was later completely destroyed to prevent it from being used by theGermans.Reconstruction of the airport was not a realistic proposition, so a new location was found in theZestienhovenpolder,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 asSwissair,Lufthansa,Air France,Channel Airways,andBritish 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

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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, toLondon Heathrowand operated byKLM Cityhopper,was suspended in 2008. This marked the end of KLM's involvement with the airport. However, in December 2012,British Airwaysbegan 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 fromZestienhoventoRotterdam Airportand finally in 2010 to its current nameRotterdam The Hague Airport.

Most flights today are operated by smaller mainline jets such as theBoeing 737andAirbus A320series or theEmbraer 190.There is also a fair amount of business aviation. State and military aircraft also use the airport frequently, due to its proximity toThe Hague,the seat of the Dutch government and various international institutions such as theInternational Criminal Court.[7]With the closure of nearbyYpenburg Airportin 1992 andValkenburg Naval Air Basein 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

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

AirlinesDestinations
Air ArabiaTétouan(begins 28 October 2024)[9]
Blue IslandsSeasonal charter:Guernsey,Jersey[10]
British AirwaysLondon–City
Corendon AirlinesSeasonal:Antalya,Kayseri[11]
Corendon Dutch AirlinesSeasonal:Al Hoceima[12]
LuxairLuxembourg(begins 27 October 2024)[13]
Pegasus AirlinesSeasonal:Antalya,Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,Kayseri
Royal Air MarocSeasonal:Nador,[14]Oujda,[14]Tangier[14]
SunExpressSeasonal:Antalya,[15]Izmir[16]
TransaviaAl Hoceima,Alicante,Barcelona,Edinburgh,Faro,Fez,Gran Canaria,Lisbon,Málaga,Nador,Tenerife–South,Valencia
Seasonal:Almería,Bastia,[17]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,Toulon,Zadar
TUI fly BelgiumSeasonal:Casablanca,[18][19]Nador[citation needed]
TUI fly NetherlandsFuerteventura,Gran Canaria,Lanzarote,Marrakech,Tenerife–South
Seasonal:Antalya,Heraklion,Kittilä,[20]Kos,Kuusamo,[20]Rhodes,Sharm El Sheikh,Zakynthos

Statistics

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ASabenade Havilland Heronat the airport in 1968
Check-in area

Passenger numbers

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Annual passenger traffic at RTM airport. SeeWikidata query.
Year Passengers Aircraft movements
2017 1,774,976[21]Increase 49,962Decrease
2018 1,943,733[22]Increase 53,322Increase
2019 2,133,976[23]Increase 52,439Decrease
2020[24] 497,078Decrease 38,653Decrease
2021[25] 764,061Increase 46,139Increase
2022[26] 2,133,708Increase 59,444Increase

Busiest routes

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Busiest routes from Rotterdam Airport (2016)
Rank Airport Passengers 2016
1 United KingdomLondon City Airport 219,222
2 SpainBarcelona–El Prat Airport 154,152
3 SpainMálaga Airport 126,034
4 PortugalFaro Airport 121,494
5 SpainAlicante Airport 110,239
Source:http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/submitViewTableAction.do

Ground transport

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Meijersplein metro station

Bus

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The airport is served by bus line33,which runs betweenRotterdam Centraal,the airport, and further toMeijersplein station.At Meijersplein, transfers are available tometroline E, with frequent service toDen Haag Centraal,Rotterdam Centraal and Rotterdam city center.[27]

Car

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^abEHRD – ROTTERDAM/Rotterdam.AIPfromAISthe Netherlands,effective 3 October 2024
  2. ^"Annual Statistics 2010-2019 - Rotterdam The Hague Airport (PDF, Dutch)"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 10 February 2023.Retrieved26 March2020.
  3. ^ab"History - Rotterdam The Hague Airport".Rotterdam The Hague Airport.Archived fromthe originalon 22 June 2018.Retrieved22 June2018.
  4. ^"BA gears up for new short-haul Heathrow services".Business Traveller.3 December 2012.Retrieved14 June2014.
  5. ^"British Airways suspends London Heathrow – Rotterdam flights from 28 March 2015".London Air Travel. 29 October 2014.Retrieved14 December2014.
  6. ^"Visit Holland | Flights | British Airways".britishairways.Retrieved22 June2018.
  7. ^Ranter, Harro."Rotterdam Airport profile - Aviation Safety Network".aviation-safety.net.Retrieved22 June2018.
  8. ^rotterdamthehagueairport.nl - Find & bookretrieved 14 November 2020
  9. ^"Air Arabia Maroc start vluchten naar Rotterdam Airport".
  10. ^"Sunair.nl | Kanaaleilanden | Island Hopper".
  11. ^"Corendon Dutch NS24 Rotterdam – Türkiye Operations".
  12. ^"Corendon Dutch Airlines 3Q24 Rotterdam – al Hoceima Service".
  13. ^"Rotterdam – Netherlands | Cheap Direct Flights from/To Luxembourg | Luxair".
  14. ^abc"ROYAL AIR MAROC ADDS ROTTERDAM SEASONAL SERVICE FROM JUNE 2024".AeroRoutes. 29 April 2024.Retrieved29 April2024.
  15. ^"Offers - SunExpress".Archived fromthe originalon 13 January 2023.Retrieved13 January2023.
  16. ^"Rotterdam flight plan".
  17. ^"Transavia start ticketverkoop naar (nieuwe) zomerbestemmingen 2022"[Transavia starts ticketsales to new summer 2022 destinations].Luchtvaartnieuws.nl(in Dutch). 14 September 2021.Retrieved14 September2021.
  18. ^"Casablanca".
  19. ^"Flights to Casablanca".
  20. ^ab"TUI fly in de winter van Rotterdam Airport naar Egypte en Lapland".30 May 2022.
  21. ^"Rotterdam The Hague Airport fact & figures 2017"(PDF).Rotterdam The Hague Airport.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2 March 2020.Retrieved2 February2018.
  22. ^"Rotterdam The Hague Airport fact & figures 2018"(PDF).Rotterdam The Hague Airport.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 24 October 2022.Retrieved10 July2019.
  23. ^"Rotterdam The Hague Airport Annual facts & figures 2019"(PDF).Rotterdam The Hague Airport.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 10 February 2023.Retrieved26 March2020.
  24. ^"Rotterdam The Hague Airport Annual facts & figures 2020"(PDF).Rotterdam The Hague Airport.
  25. ^"Rotterdam The Hague Airport Annual facts & figures 2021"(PDF).Rotterdam The Hague Airport.
  26. ^"Rotterdam The Hague Airport Annual facts & figures 2022"(PDF).Rotterdam The Hague Airport.
  27. ^"Metro".
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