Waalhaven

Waalhaven Airport in 1932, with the Graf Zeppelin in the background.

The Waalhaven is a harbour in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. It used to be home to an airport, Vliegveld Waalhaven (Waalhaven Airport). It was the first civilian airport in the Netherlands and was opened in 1920.

Amongst others, the N.V. Koolhoven aircraft factory was located at this airport. The factory and airport were destroyed in 1940 by the Dutch army so it could not get in to the hands of the Germans. After the Second World War, the airport was not rebuilt. An industrial zone now lies on the location of the former airport.

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Coordinates: 51°52′34″N 4°26′35″E / 51.876°N 4.443°E / 51.876; 4.443

Airports in the Netherlands

Major international	Amsterdam Schiphol

Minor international	Bonaire Eindhoven Groningen Maastricht/Aachen Rotterdam/The Hague Saba St. Eustatius

Military	Deelen Air Base De Kooy Airfield Gilze-Rijen Air Base Leeuwarden Air Base Lieutenant General Best Barracks Volkel Air Base Woensdrecht Air Base

Unscheduled	Enschede Lelystad Valkenburg

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