Lelystad Airport

Lelystad Airport

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'''Lelystad Airport''' {{Airport codes|LEY|EHLE}} is an [[airport]] {{convert|3.5|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} south southeast of the city of [[Lelystad]] in [[Flevoland]], [[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|Boeing 747-200SUD]] on display. The airport serves Lelystad, the province of [[Flevoland]], and [[Amsterdam]]. The airport is the base of [[AIS Airlines]], although they do not operate scheduled passenger flights from Lelystad Airport but has plans to open commerical passenger traffic for late 2027.{{Cite web |date=19 April 2027 |title=Dutch government targets 2027 opening of Lelystad Airport, pending nature permit |url=https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/19/dutch-government-targets-2027-opening-lelystad-airport-pending-nature-permit |access-date=21 April 2026 |website=NLTimes}}
'''Lelystad Airport''' {{Airport codes|LEY|EHLE}} is an [[airport]] {{convert|3.5|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} south southeast of the city of [[Lelystad]] in [[Flevoland]], [[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|Boeing 747-200SUD]] on display. The airport serves Lelystad, the province of [[Flevoland]], and [[Amsterdam]]. The airport is the base of [[AIS Airlines]], although they do not operate scheduled passenger flights from Lelystad Airport but has plans to open commerical passenger traffic for late 2027.{{Cite web |date=19 April 2026 |title=Dutch government targets 2027 opening of Lelystad Airport, pending nature permit |url=https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/19/dutch-government-targets-2027-opening-lelystad-airport-pending-nature-permit |access-date=21 April 2026 |website=NLTimes}}


== History ==
== History ==