De Kooy

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De Kooy / Den Helder airport Vliegveld De Kooy
IATA: - ICAO: EHKD
Summary
Airport type		Public / Naval
Operator		Government / Schreiner Airways Rotary Wing
Serves		Den Helder
Elevation AMSL		3 ft (1 m)
Coordinates		52° 55´ 28" N 004° 46´ 51" E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
04/22	4.183	1.275	Asphalt

De Kooy is an airport in Den Helder, the Netherlands. It serves as both a civilian airport under the name Den Helder airport and a naval airport under the name Marinevliegkamp De Kooy (Dutch for Naval airbase De Kooy).

Most movements on the De Kooy are made by helicopters, bringing workers to and from offshore oilrigs and naval helicopters such as the Westland Lynx of the Royal Netherlands Navy. But fixed wing aircraft visit and operate from the airport as well. Skyline Aviation operates from De Kooy, who mainly operate business aircraft but also do airwork such as aerial photography for both civilian and military contractors. Amongst their fleet of aircraft most noticeable are several Aero L-39 Albatros jets, one of which was used in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies.

[edit] Future

The oil fields in the North Sea will eventually be depleted and when that happens the airport would lose most of its helicopter movements and thus alternative markets are being looked at, such as business and holiday flights. At the moment, there are no scheduled flights from De Kooy, but the possibility of a scheduled flight from De Kooy to a destination in the United Kingdom is being looked at.