Ypenburg Airport

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The former air traffic control tower for Ypenburg airport

Ypenburg Airport (Dutch Vliegveld Ypenburg), which later became Ypenburg Air Base
was an airport in the Netherlands near the city of The Hague. The ICAO code was
EHYB.

History[edit]
The airfield was established in 1936, initially for recreational purposes. At the
beginning of World War II German forces attempted to capture the airfield, in 1940,
via an airborne landing during the Battle for The Hague. This failed however and
Dutch forces recaptured the airfield. After the Netherlands eventually surrendered
to Germany, the Luftwaffe made no use of the airfield during the remainder of the
war.

After the war the field remained a civilian airport until 1955, when it was turned
into an Air Base. After 1968, operations decreased significantly; the Air Base was
used mainly as a VIP airport for politicians and the royal family. In 1982 it was
decided to close the Air Base, but it was not until 1992 that it was abandoned by
the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Among the last aircraft to use the airport were
military cargo aircraft heading towards Kuwait during the Gulf War. In 1997 a new
residential area was constructed on the site of the airport, Leidschenveen-
Ypenburg. Very little remains of the airport today, the former air traffic control
tower being a notable exception.

External links[edit]
Vliegveld Ypenburg historical website
[hide] v t e
Airports in the Netherlands
Major international
Amsterdam Schiphol
Minor international
Bonaire Eindhoven Groningen MaastrichtAachen RotterdamThe Hague Saba St. Eustatius
Military
Deelen Air Base De Kooy Airfield Gilze-Rijen Air Base Leeuwarden Air Base
Lieutenant General Best Barracks Volkel Air Base Woensdrecht Air Base
Unscheduled
Enschede Lelystad Valkenburg
Coordinates 52.041N 4.357E

Categories Defunct airports in the NetherlandsRoyal Netherlands Air Force

basesAirports in South HollandBuildings and structures in RijswijkTransport in The
Hague
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