Ameland Airport (Dutch: Vliegveld Ameland) (ICAO: EHAL), also known as Ameland Airport Ballum, is a small general aviation airport located near the town of Ballum on the western part of the island of Ameland, one of the West Frisian Islands in the Netherlands. It is located in the province of Friesland and is the northernmost airport in the country.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Municipality of Ameland | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ameland | ||||||||||
| Location | Ballum | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 11 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°27′06″N 005°40′38″E / 53.45167°N 5.67722°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.ehal.nl | ||||||||||
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The airport has a single short grass runway and a helipad, the latter being mainly used for search and rescue (SAR) flights. Customs services are not available, so no international flights are allowed except for those from other Schengen countries. The airport is used mainly for recreational purposes, so it is not open in winter (October 1 through the last day of March) unless prior arrangements are made.
About 5,500 airplane movements (takeoff or landing) are made at the airport a year. OFD Ostfriesischer-Flug-Dienst offers an on-demand service to Borkum and Emden.[2]
References edit
- ^ EHAL – AMELAND/Ameland. AIP from AIS the Netherlands, effective 18 April 2024
- ^ "Tagesflug nach Ameland / Angebote & Specials / OFD GmbH". fliegofd.de. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
External links edit
- (in Dutch) Ameland Airport, official website
- Photo at Ameland airport (EHAL) from Airliners.net
Media related to Ameland Airport at Wikimedia Commons
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