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Rotterdam The Hague Airport (EHRD) is a minor international airport lying just northeast of Rotterdam, equipped with a single hard-surfaced, ILS-served runway pair. It also sees frequent state and military traffic owing to its proximity to The Hague, and is now the only surviving airport in this part of the Netherlands following the closure of nearby Ypenburg and Valkenburg airfields.
Rotterdam The Hague Airport serves the Netherlands' second city, Rotterdam, as well as The Hague, the country's seat of government and home to a number of international institutions. It is a minor international airport handling scheduled and charter flights, but it is also notable to a visiting VFR pilot for the volume of state and military aircraft that use it because of its proximity to The Hague. The field sits below sea level, in keeping with much of this part of the Dutch polder landscape, and offers an ILS-equipped hard runway that makes it a straightforward and well-equipped destination in the simulator.
The airport lies close to Rotterdam and sits alongside the busy A13/E19 motorway corridor. Coordinates are 51.9569 N, 4.4372 E, with a field elevation of -13 ft, one of the lower aerodrome elevations in Europe. With the closure of Ypenburg Airport in 1992 and Valkenburg Naval Air Base in 2006, Rotterdam The Hague Airport is now the only remaining airport serving the Rotterdam-The Hague conurbation.
The airport has a single physical runway, 06/24, of hard surface construction and just over 6,500 ft in length (6,561 ft on the 06 threshold and 6,535 ft on the 24 threshold, reflecting the differing declared distances in each direction). The runway is lit and equipped with an ILS, supporting instrument approaches in either direction.
Pilots should expect the following services: Rotterdam Clearance Delivery on GND/CDL 122.18 MHz, Rotterdam Tower on 118.205 MHz, Rotterdam Approach on 122.99 MHz, and the airport's ATIS broadcast on 128.565 MHz. Wider area services available in the vicinity include Amsterdam Information (FIS) on 124.3 MHz, Schiphol Arrival on 118.405 MHz and Schiphol Departure on 121.205 MHz. The field is equipped with an ILS on runway 06/24.
The airport was originally known as Vliegveld Zestienhoven, later renamed Rotterdam Airport, before adopting its current name, Rotterdam The Hague Airport, in 2010. Its role has long extended beyond civil traffic: state and military aircraft use the field frequently because of its closeness to The Hague, the seat of the Dutch government and various international institutions such as the International Criminal Court. The airport's standing in the region grew after two neighbouring airfields disappeared from the map, with Ypenburg Airport closing in 1992 and Valkenburg Naval Air Base following in 2006, leaving Rotterdam The Hague Airport as the sole surviving airport serving this part of the Netherlands.
Today the airport operates scheduled and charter flights under the IATA code RTM, and continues to see regular state and military movements alongside civil traffic given its proximity to The Hague. Its single ILS-equipped runway and full range of ATC and approach services make it a capable and accessible destination for a visiting VFR or IFR flight in the simulator.
