Eindhoven Airport
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| Eindhoven Airport | |||
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| IATA: EIN - ICAO: EHEH | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Eindhoven | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 74 ft (22.6 m) | ||
| Coordinates | 51° 26´ 00" N
005° 23´ 00" E |
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 04/22 | 9,842 | 3,000 | Asphalt |
Eindhoven Airport (IATA: EIN, ICAO: EHEH) is a small airport near Eindhoven, Netherlands.
The airport is used for both civilian and military traffic. From World War II up until a few years ago, Eindhoven Airport was called Welschap.
During WWII, it was extensively bombed. When construction started of the new Meerhoven district in the vicinity of the airport, a lot of bombs were found and had to be defused.
On July 15, 1996, a C-130 Hercules crashed at the airport. The plane caught fire and in the intense heat, 34 people died.
[edit] Airlines & Destinations
- Corendon Airlines (Antalya, Istanbul-Sabiha Gokcen)
- FlyBE (Southampton [should start end 2007 - early 2008])
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- KLM Cityhopper (London-Heathrow)
- Ryanair (Dublin, Girona, London-Stansted, Madrid, Marseille, Milan-Bergamo, Pisa, Rome-Ciampino)
- transavia.com (Alicante, Faro, Málaga)
- Wizz Air (Budapest, Katowice [starts May 29, 2007])
[edit] External links
- Eindhoven Airport Homepage
- Guide to Eindhoven Airport
- BOW.nl [[Belangenbehartiging Omwonenden Welschap}]]
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