Rotterdam Airport
IATA: RTM - ICAO: EHRD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Schiphol Group
Serves		Rotterdam
Elevation AMSL		-15 ft (-4.6 m)
Coordinates		51° 57´25" N 4° 26´ 14" E Image File history File links Rotterdam_airport_logo. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Schiphol Group is a Dutch company which is 100% shareholder of Schiphol Airport, Rotterdam Airport, and Lelystad Airport. ... Rotterdam Location Coat of arms The coat of arms reads Sterker door strijd, i. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
06/24	7,414	2,260	Asphalt

Rotterdam Airport (formerly (Dutch): Vliegveld Zestienhoven (translated: Airport Sixteencourts) (IATA: RTM, ICAO: EHRD) located in Rotterdam, is The Netherlands' largest regional airport. From the airport, there are daily services to London, Hamburg, and Berlin and charter flights. The airport handled over a million passengers in 2004. Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Rotterdam Location Coat of arms The coat of arms reads Sterker door strijd, i. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

After World War II it was decided by the Dutch government that a second national airport next to Schiphol was needed. The city of Rotterdam had an airport before the war, Waalhaven airport, however, this was destroyed to prevent it from being used by the Germans. Reconstruction of this airport wasn't realistic, so a new location had to be found. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs) at Schiphol Airport Schiphol (municipality Haarlemmermeer) is the Netherlands main airport. ... Waalhaven, was a Dutch military airfield during the second world war located near Rotterdam. ...

A new location was found, the Zestienhoven polder. Construction of the airport started in August 1955 and the airport was officially opened in October 1956. Not long after the opening several large international airlines such as Swissair, Lufthansa and Air France started operating to and from Rotterdam. However, in the 1970's plans were made to either close or move to airport to make room for houses and the uncertain future caused a stagnation in the airport's growth and the large international airlines left. For almost thirty years the airport faced closure, but the economic growth in the 1990's caused an increase in passengers again and in 2001 it was decided that the airport's current location would be maintained for at least 100 years. Satellite image of Noordoostpolder, Netherlands (595. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Deutsche Lufthansa AG (pronounced ) is the largest German airline, and the second-largest in Europe (behind Air France-KLM, but before British Airways). ... Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of January 2005). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Metroliner accident

In September 2005, a Fairchild Metroliner of Dynamic Airlines ran off the runway during take-off causing the landing gear to collapse, leaving the airplane badly damaged and obstructing the runway for a large part of the day. There were no casualties. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Metro 23 of Australian regional airline Rex The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner or the Fairchild Aerospace Metro is a 19-seat, pressurised, twin turboporop airliner first produced by Swearingen and later by Fairchild. ... Dynamic Airlines or just Dynamic Air is a small Dutch charter airline for bussiness, medical or rapid small cargo flights founded in 1980. ...

Airlines

Several smaller aircraft in the snow on Rotterdam Airport

The following airlines frequently visit or operate from/to Rotterdam Airport: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2254x807, 284 KB) Rotterdam Airport, after a few days of snow File links The following pages link to this file: Rotterdam Airport ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2254x807, 284 KB) Rotterdam Airport, after a few days of snow File links The following pages link to this file: Rotterdam Airport ...

Scheduled

• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
  • KLM Royal Dutch Airlines operated by KLM Cityhopper (London-Heathrow)
• transavia.com (Alicante, Faro, Geneva, Girona, Innsbruck, London-Stansted, Málaga, Nice, Rome-Fiumicino, Toulon)
• VLM Airlines (Guernsey, Hamburg, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liverpool, London-City, Manchester)

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Charter/Other

• Dynamic Airlines
• Inter Airlines (Antalya)
• Martinair (Antalya)
• Onur Air (Antalya, Izmir)
• Skyline Aviation (Corporate charter, Airwork)
• Transavia.com (Antalya, Bodrum, Corfu, Dalaman, Heraklion, Kos, Las Palmas, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodos, Tenerife)
• Welcome Air

The airport is also used extensively by general aviation and there are several flying clubs and schools located on the airport. Dynamic Airlines or just Dynamic Air is a small Dutch charter airline for bussiness, medical or rapid small cargo flights founded in 1980. ... Inter Airlines is a charter airline based in Antalya, Turkey. ... Martinair aircraft at Amsterdam (Schiphol) Airport, the Netherlands (two McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and a Boeing 747) Martinair is both a charter and scheduled airline based in the Netherlands, with daily passenger or cargo charter and regular flights to many destinations around the world from its main base of Schiphol... Onur Air (Onur Air Taşımacılık AŞ) is a low-cost airline based in İstanbul, Turkey. ... transavia. ... Welcome Air Luftfahrt is an airline based in Innsbruck Austria. ... General aviation (abbr. ... A flying club is an organisation that allows its members to pursue flying activities, usually by renting aircraft to them. ... Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. ...

See also

• List of airports in the Netherlands

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External links

• Rotterdam Airport (official website)
• Airlines.net photos taken at Rotterdam Airport.