Rotterdam Airport

Rotterdam Airport is the second largest regional airport of Netherlands. It was officially opened in 1956. This airport serves 1.098 million passengers annually.

Rotterdam Airport was created after World War II, when the government decided to build a second national airport. Before the foundation of this airport, the Waalhaven airport used to serve Rotterdam. During the Second World War, this airport was destroyed as Germans were using this airport for serving their own purpose.

History of Rotterdam Airport:

Zestienhoven polder was chosen as the site for Rotterdam Airport. The construction of this airport began in 1955. The airport was officially opened the very next year. It is operated by the Schiphol Group. The growth of this was stunned in 1970s. The airport remained closed for the next thirty years. The condition of the airport started improving with the economic growth of 1990s.

Airlines Operating at Rotterdam Airport:

Many airlines including Air France, Lufthansa, Swissair, Transavia, Inter Sky, KLM, VLM Airlines, Fly Holland, Dynamic Airlines, Onur Air and Inter Airlines started operating flights from Rotterdam Airport.

Flights to and from Rotterdam Airport:

Flights to Hamburg, London and Berlin are available from this airport on a daily basis. You can avail flights from here to a number of destinations including:

• Toulon Hyeres
• Salzburg
• Roma Fiumicino
• Nice
• Milan Malpensa
• Manchester
• Malaqa
• London Heathrow
• London Stansted
• London City Airport
• Jersey
• Isle of Man
• Innsbruck
• Hamburg
• Grenoble
• Girona
• Geneva
• Faro
• Alicante
• Friedrichshafen

Rotterdam Airport is located on A13. Thus it is easily accessible by public transports like buses, taxis and so on. You can also reach the airport by car. Parking facility is available at the airport.

Rotterdam Airport is the second largest regional airport of Netherlands. It serves nearly 1.098 million passengers annually.