A T L A S OF AIRPORTS

IN NORTHWEST EUROPE
R UIM T EL IJ K P L A NB U R E A U Netherlands Institute for Spatial Resea rch
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A T L A S OF AIRPORTS
IN NORTHWEST EUROPE

* Description of a selection of airports in Northwest Europe

Project Regional Airports in NWE

substudy Atlas of Airports

Lia van den Broek

Kersten Nabielek

Ruimtelijk Planbureau, Den Haag

October 2004, version 1.0
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Published by Ruimtelijk Planbureau

Study Airports
The Atlas of Airports is a product of
the study Regional Airports in NWE of
Ruimtelijk Planbureau. The results of
this study will be published in 2005.

Other products of the study of Airports:

- European regional airports in
competition
- Proximity in a changing context,
European regional airports in
competition
- Workshop Design airport
INDEX
Index & Preview, 5
Description of airports - index, 6
Netherlands, 8
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, 10
Rotterdam Airport, 20
Eindhoven Airport, 30
Maastricht-Aachen Airport, 40
Groningen Airport Eelde, 50
Enschede Airport Twente, 60
Lelystad Airport, 70
Airports in the Netherlands, 80
Belgium, 84
Brussels National Airport
Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Antwerp Airport
Liège Airport
Germany, 94
Frankfurt Airport, 96
Düsseldorf International Airport, 98
Hamburg Airport, 100
Cologne-Bonn Airport, 102
Stuttgart Airport, 104
Hannover Airport, 106
Frankfurt Hahn Airport, 108
Bremen Airport, 110
Münster-Osnabrück Airport, 112
Dortmund Airport, 114
Airport Düsseldorf-Weeze, 116
Düsseldorf Airport-Mönchengladbach, 118
France, 120
Paris GDC Airport, 122
Paris Orly Airport, 124
Paris Beauvais-Tillé Airport, 126
Lille Airport, 128
Luxembourg, 130
Luxembourg Airport, 132
Great Britain, 134
London Heathrow Airport, 136
London Gatwick Airport, 138
London Stansted Airport, 140
London Luton Airport, 142
London City Airport, 144
Nottingham East Midlands Airport, 146
Airports in NW Europe, 148
List of data of selected airports
Technical terms, 152
Bibliography & Colophon, 154
INTRODUCTION
The aviation market in Europe is taking
off. Flying is becoming increasingly
popular. Not only is it fast, but budget
airlines have made flying inexpensive
as well. Existing regional airports are
being expanded; new airports are being
developed and achieve rapid growth.
The growth of these airports has
land-use and economic implications
for their regions. An international
airport is an important motor of the
regional economy. Airports are often
viewed as an important precondition
for the generation of international
business activity and employment.
They also place huge demands on the
surrounding area, both directly (the
airport grounds and its infrastructure)
and indirectly (zoning of noise
levels and safety). Direct land-use
demands of an airport can conflict
with the spatial development of its
surroundings. Local authority plans to
extend residential areas, for example,
can come into conflict with the desires
of airports for additional growth. On
the other hand, indirect land-use
considerations can constrain ambitions
for further airport growth.
The growth in air traffic elicits varied
responses from society. The decision
to allow Rotterdam Airport to remain
open longer, for example, was praised
by the business sector because it would
bolster the regional economy, but met
with suspicion by local residents and
neighboring communities concerned
about additional disturbances
(Haagsche Courant, 7 August 2004).
When developing airport policy, it is
therefore necessary to gain insight into
the use of space by airports and the
spatial demands of their surroundings.
A clear overview of the spatial situation
of airports has been notably absent
however.
This atlas provides an overview of
almost forty airports in Northwest
Europe. The selection criteria were
that each airport must be within a two
hours’ reach of the Netherlands, and
that they accommodate international
passenger transport. All of the airports
and their direct impacts on land-use
are illustrated using data and maps.
The information is divided into three
themes: organization, air traffic and
airport grounds. For Dutch airports,
not just the direct but also the indirect
land-use impacts are depicted using
maps that identify safety and noise
zones, the development sites of
surrounding local authorities and data
regarding noise levels.
The Netherlands Institute for Spatial
Research (RPB) has given a first
impression of Northwest European
airports into this atlas. This can be used
as a tool for the further development
of airport policy in the Netherlands and
elsewhere.
There are plans to expand this atlas to
include more detail information about
the areas surrounding of the Dutch
and foreign airports, for example.
Cooperation with partners (abroad) will
be sought for this.
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DESCRIPTION OF AIRPORTS - INDEX
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Eindhoven Airport
industrial park
57 ha
- businessarea - Terminals and capacities
- Facilities
Military
air base

Flight Forum

- AirportCity
(under construction)
30 ha (85 ha)

Accessibility
Lake Forum
(planned)
- Train / Bus link
- Modal split
- Parkingarea and parking fees

SURROUNDING SURROUNDING
Housing (VINEX) Greenhouse area
Housing (VINEX) Pijnacker Zuid Haagelanden
Emerald/Delfgauw 3450 dwellings 2001-2020
2400 dwellings
Housing (VINEX)

DELFT Meerpolder
1960 dwellings (2001-2007) Housing (VINEX)

- position airport & runways Noise

Industrial Area Oosteilandsche Acker
De Ruyven 1400 dwellings
(under construction) BERKEL EN
Industrial Area
TU Zuid
Housing (VINEX) RODENRIJS
Westpolder/Bolwerk Housing (VINEX)
70 Ha (planned)
2800 dwellings Boterdorp Zuidwest

- noise contouren - Complains

1040 house dwellings

Industrial Area
Oudeland BERGSCHENHOEK
80 Ha (2004-2012)

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- safety contouren - Type of noise
- flight routes - Area of noise complains
SCHIEBROEK

Business Park Noordrand

Stedelijke Ontwikkelingszone
30 Ha (2005-2020)

- development sites Development surrounding airport

Housing
20 Ke Sveaparken
1000 dwellings Housing
Zestienhoven
OVERSCHIE 1450 dwellings
35 Ke (study area)

- Residential area, Business area,

KERKBUURT

Industrial Area
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57 Ha (reconstruction)

ROTTERDAM
Infrastructure, Nature (recreation)
SCHIEDAM

Comments: Explanation of used terms is given at the end, including sources of data in
general. If we used other sources for certain data, then it will be given seperate.
 Airports

> 20 m pass./year

2-20 m pass./year

< 2 m pass./year
Hamburg

Nottingham
Railways East Midlands
Groningen
Eelde Bremen
Main connections

High-speed planned
London Luton Lelystad
London Stansted
High-speed connections Hannover
(>200 km/h) Amsterdam Enschede
Schiphol Twente
Münster
London City
Rotterdam Osnabrück

London
Heathrow
Düsseldorf
Weeze Dortmund
Eindhoven
London Gatwick
Antwerpen Düsseldorf Düsseldorf
Mönchen-
gladbach
Maastricht
Brussels
Aachen
National Cologne-Bonn
Lille Liege

Brussels South
Charleroi

Paris Frankfurt
Luxembourg
Beauvais-Tillé Frankfurt
Hahn
Paris Charles
de Gaulle

Airports and high-

speed train network
in Northwest Europe
Paris Orly
Stuttgart