Lelystad Airport

IATA: LEY
ICAO: EHLE

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

Schiphol Group

Operator

Lelystad Aerodrome

Location

Lelystad, Netherlands

Elevation AMSL

-12 ft / -4 m

Coordinates

52°27′37″N 005°31′38″E / 52.46028°N 5.52722°ECoordinates: 52°27′37″N 005°31′38″E / 52.46028°N 5.52722°E

Website

www.lelystad-airport.nl

Map

LEY

Location within Flevoland in the Netherlands

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
05/23	1,250	4,101	Asphalt
05/23	430	1,411	Grass

Sources: AIP

Lelystad Airport (IATA: LEY, ICAO: EHLE) is an airport 3.5 NM (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) south southeast of the city of Lelystad in the Netherlands. It is the biggest general aviation airport in the Netherlands. The first flights were in 1971 and it became an official airport in 1973. Schiphol Group became owner of the airport in 1993. It is home to the aviation museum Aviodrome, which has a former KLM Boeing 747-300 on display.

In 1966 it was decided that the newly created Flevopolder required one central airport. A suitable location with room for future expansion was found to the south of Lelystad. The first flights from this location took place in 1971, but it was not until 1973 that it received official status as an airport.

At first Lelystad had grass taxi- and runways, but it was found that the clay could not support all the traffic, and tracks started to form. Because of the often poor condition of the terrain, the airport suffered from frequent closure. To resolve this problem, in 1978 the first of the taxiways was hardened and in 1981 the runway was hardened. In 1991 the runway length was increased to 1,250 metres (4,101 ft), to try to attract more business aircraft.

In 1993 the Schiphol Group became the owner of the airport. The Aviodrome museum moved to Lelystad Airport from Schiphol in 2003. Local flying school AIS Flight Academy started an airline in 2009, AIS Airlines, and is still headquartered at Lelystad Airport, although they do not operate any scheduled flights from Lelystad.

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