Groningen Airport Eelde
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Groningen Airport Eelde NV | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Groningen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Eelde, Drenthe | ||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | Transavia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 17 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°07′30″N 06°35′00″E / 53.12500°N 6.58333°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | GroningenAirport.nl | ||||||||||||||
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| Passengers | 220,710 
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| Aircraft movements | 23,456 
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Groningen Airport Eelde (IATA: GRQ, ICAO: EHGG) is a civilian international airport near Eelde in the province of Drenthe in the northeastern Netherlands. It is 4.8 nautical miles (8.9 km; 5.5 mi) south of the city of Groningen.
The airport started under the name "Hakenkampsveld" in 1928 and was officially opened in 1931. It was renamed "Luchthaven Eelde" in 1933. During World War II, the German military occupied the airport. Since 1958, there are European destinations from the airport. Since 1988, the airport has been called Groningen Airport Eelde.
The airlines Corendon Airlines, Flybe, Transavia, TUI Airlines Netherlands and Wizz Air serve the airport to destinations throughout Europe and Turkey. In 2015, the airport handled 220,710 passengers. The airport is also the home base of the KLM Flight Academy, Noord Nederlandse Aero Club (NNAC) and General Enterprises.
Groningen Airport Eelde's (GAE) history can be traced back to 1927, when Hayo Hindriks, an ex-alderman of the municipality Eelde, approaches the KLM (without informing the community's council). He knew that the KLM would be interested in an air link between Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Groningen.
On July 13, 1928, the community's council agrees on a proposal to allocate 'Hakenkampsveld', a 12 hectare terrain within the municipality of Eelde, as an airport. The airport was officially opened by mayor Jan Gerard Legro on May 23, 1931. 40,000 visitors watched the air show, which was held to celebrate the opening. On August 15 of the same year the first scheduled service between Eelde and Amsterdam/Schiphol started, which did not appear to be viable.
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