{"id":374571,"date":"2023-07-07T20:09:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T20:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/?page_id=374571"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:08:34","slug":"lelystad-airport-50-years","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/en\/over-ons\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_slider_0 et_pb_slider\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_media_alignment_center et-pb-active-slide\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\">The history of Lelystad Airport<\/h1><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p>From a grass runway to a controlled airport.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_gutters2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element lwp_divi_breadcrumbs lwp_divi_breadcrumbs_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lwp-breadcrumbs\"> <span class=\"before\"> <\/span> <span vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/en\/\" class=\"home\"><span property=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> <span class=\"separator et-pb-icon\">\uf105<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column et_pb_column_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_column_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Did you know?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Lelystad Airport was there before the city of Lelystad?<\/li>\n<li>During reclamation, planes were used to sow reeds.<br \/>These planes took off and landed on several grass runways in the province of Flevoland.<\/li>\n<li>Lelystad Airport has developed into the busiest General Aviation airport in the Netherlands in 50 years? And has a future ahead with commercial traffic, flights to and from your holiday destination.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Lelystad Airport's development in years<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Luchtfoto-22-augustus-1975-1-1024x820.jpg\" alt=\"lelsytad Aiport https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/over-ons\/geschiedenis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Luchtfoto-22-augustus-1975-1-980x784.jpg 980w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Luchtfoto-22-augustus-1975-1-480x384.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-385760\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>1973<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Lelystad Airport opens for General Aviation.<br \/>Photo: Aerial view of Lelystad Airport, 22 August 1975.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_1  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Havengebouw-1980-1024x719.jpg\" alt=\"Lelystad Airport Havengebouw 1980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Havengebouw-1980-980x688.jpg 980w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Havengebouw-1980-480x337.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-385761\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>1981<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Pavement of the runway.<br \/>Photo: Lelystad Airport, airport building 1980.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_2  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Havengebouw-1980-2-1024x720.jpg\" alt=\"Lelystad Airport Havengebouw 1980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Havengebouw-1980-2-980x689.jpg 980w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Havengebouw-1980-2-480x337.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-385762\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>1991<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Extension of the runway.<br \/>Photo: Lelystad Airport, airport building 1980.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_3  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Havengebouw-2000-9-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"Lelystad Airport Havengebouw 1980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Havengebouw-2000-9-980x690.jpg 980w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Havengebouw-2000-9-480x338.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-385764\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>1993<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Lelystad Airport becomes part of Royal Schiphol Group. The name changes to Lelystad Airport.<br \/>Photo: Lelystad Airport, airport building 1990s.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_4  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Havengebouw-2009-1024x756.jpg\" alt=\"Lelystad Airport Havengebouw 1980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Havengebouw-2009-980x724.jpg 980w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Havengebouw-2009-480x355.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-385763\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>2008<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>The government adopts the advice of the Alderstafel commission, in which Lelystad Airport is named as an overflow airport of Schiphol, together with Eindhoven Airport.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_5  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Contractondertekening-voor-nieuwe-terminal-en-dienstverlening-Lelystad-Airport-1-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lelystad Airport Havengebouw 1980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Contractondertekening-voor-nieuwe-terminal-en-dienstverlening-Lelystad-Airport-1-scaled-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Contractondertekening-voor-nieuwe-terminal-en-dienstverlening-Lelystad-Airport-1-scaled-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-378042\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>2015<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Lelystad Airport gets official permission that it can expand by the adoption of the Airport Decree. By 2018, Lelystad Airport is ready for commercial air traffic (holiday flights).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_6  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Verkeerstoren.jpg\" alt=\"Lelystad Airport Havengebouw 1980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Verkeerstoren.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Verkeerstoren-980x621.jpg 980w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Verkeerstoren-480x304.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-378070\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>2017<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>The runway\u2019s extension is completed for code C aircraft (Airbus A320\/Boeing 737 etc.). The air traffic control tower is raised.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_7  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R6__2896-Enhanced-NR-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lelystad Airport Havengebouw 1980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R6__2896-Enhanced-NR-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/R6__2896-Enhanced-NR-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-383771\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>2019<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Installation of its own fire brigade and air traffic control. Lelystad Airport has become a controlled airport.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_8  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lelystad-Airport-PAX-dronebeeldSTILL5-lichter-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Nieuwe Passagiers Terminal Lelystad Airport\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lelystad-Airport-PAX-dronebeeldSTILL5-lichter-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lelystad-Airport-PAX-dronebeeldSTILL5-lichter-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-385105\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>2018-2023<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>The opening of Lelystad Airport for holiday flights has been postponed several times by the cabinet in The Hague.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>50 years of Lelystad Airport<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_video et_pb_video_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lelystad Airport 50 jaar. Een jaar vol events! Kijk je met ons mee?\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9s7_wMWAwdQ?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/screenshot-video-50-jaar-Lelystad-Airport-scaled.jpg)\" class=\"et_pb_video_overlay\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_overlay_hover\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"et_pb_video_play\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Jubilee year 2023<\/h3>\n<p>On 19 November 2023, Lelystad Airport celebrated its 50th anniversary. Throughout the year, Lelystad Airport celebrated with special festivities.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_0 et_animated et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read the poem (Dtuch text) created in honor of the 50th anniversary of Lelystad Airport here.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>elke vogel die kan vliegen, maakte ooit zijn eerste slag<br \/>elke vlieger in de luchtvaart, had een keer zijn eerste dag<br \/>wie tot grote hoogte stijgt, moet ooit ergens begonnen zijn<br \/>alles in het leven begint klein en zo ook wij<\/p>\n<p>50 jaar geleden begonnen we de reis naar hier<br \/>met een grasbaan in de polder, het gebied van pioniers<\/p>\n<p>50 jaar geleden, en dat zijn 50 jaar die tellen<br \/>waarin we heel veel deden en nog doen<br \/>het punt waar we nu zijn, dat kent zijn oorsprong toen<\/p>\n<p>50 jaar lang<br \/>worden onder onze vleugels piloten opgeleid<br \/>hier maken ze oefenvluchten, vliegen voor het eerst alleen<br \/>zodat ze jou straks veilig kunnen brengen ergens heen<\/p>\n<p>50 jaar lang<br \/>komen bij ons traumahelikopters voor onderhoud en oefenvluchten levensreddende techniek landt en gaat hier weer de lucht in<\/p>\n<p>50 jaar lang<br \/>zakenvluchten, sportvluchten en recreatie<br \/>samen goed voor 80.000 vliegtuigbewegingen per jaar<br \/>voor ons vliegveld een gigantische prestatie<\/p>\n<p>en dat kan enkel en alleen maar door onze mensen<br \/>die met passie, pit en veerkracht, moeiteloos al 50 jaar<br \/>met karakter en vasthoudendheid de ballen in de lucht houden<br \/>als \u00e9\u00e9n front de kar trekken, zonder mits en zonder maar<\/p>\n<p>harde werkers, die kansen zien en pakken, verbonden met de plek<br \/>met respect voor de omgeving, de provincie, de polder, onze stek<br \/>50 jaar lang, en ik zeg lang maar voor wat er gepresteerd is, is het eigenlijk heel kort<br \/>met een trots team van zestig man zorgen wij dat hier een wens een waarheid wordt<\/p>\n<p>50 jaar lang pioniers op gebied van duurzaamheid en innovatie met een klimaat-neutrale passagiersterminal en steeds meer elektrische grondoperatie<br \/>hier kijken we naar voren, juichen we elektrisch vliegen toe<br \/>en zien we de toekomst vol vertrouwen tegemoet<\/p>\n<p>zonder te vergeten waar het vroeger ooit begon<br \/>verweven met de omgeving, dicht gebleven bij de bron<br \/>in samenwerking met lokale ondernemers, voor en door de maatschappij<br \/>want als we het doen, doen we het verantwoord, niet vanuit \u2018ik\u2019 maar vanuit \u2018wij\u2019<\/p>\n<p>en met kennis, kracht en kunde<br \/>kun je veel en heel ver komen<br \/>in het leven, is geen bestemming te ver weg<br \/>zijn dromen enkel dromen even<br \/>en daarna levensgroot en -echt<\/p>\n<p>en voor wie met vol vertrouwen<br \/>zijn vleugels spreidt en springt<br \/>en op de wind naar voren glijdt<br \/>is duizend mijl een makkie<br \/>en is alles wat je wil bereiken<br \/>alleen een kwestie nog van tijd<\/p>\n<p>voor wie met trots en keihard werk vastberaden naar zijn doel toeloopt<br \/>voor hen zijn wij de toekomst, maken wij kleine dromen groot<\/p>\n<p>de luchthaven van Lelystad<br \/>van een grasbaan in de polder en toen niet heel veel meer dan dat<br \/>naar een essenti\u00eble schakel in het netwerk van ons land<\/p>\n<p>een toegangspoort van Nederland<br \/>een springplank naar de wijde wereld<br \/>een vertrekpunt voor families, vrienden, een plek die letterlijk verbindt<br \/>waar men welverdiend vakantie viert, na keihard werk de rust weer vindt<\/p>\n<p>bruggenbouwers, met de b van bravo, voor eens en altijd op de kaart<br \/>met vertrouwen naar de toekomst:<br \/>\u201ceen goede vlucht, behouden vaart\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_video et_pb_video_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lelystad Airport 50 jaar overzicht\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YyQIHCHD93Y?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_9  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Luchtfoto-2023-24-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lelystad Airport Luchtfoto 2023-24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Luchtfoto-2023-24-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lelystad-Airport-Luchtfoto-2023-24-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-385767\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>2024<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>The Ministry of Defence designated Lelystad Airport as one of the preferred locations for stationing F-35 fighter aircraft as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensiedichtbij.nl\/onderwerpen\/nationaal-programma-ruimte-voor-defensie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPRD programme<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_10  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1654\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lelystad-Airport_luchtfotos_01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lelystad Airport_Luchtfoto-01\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lelystad-Airport_luchtfotos_01-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lelystad-Airport_luchtfotos_01-1280x827.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lelystad-Airport_luchtfotos_01-980x633.jpg 980w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lelystad-Airport_luchtfotos_01-480x310.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-386777\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>2025<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>In December, the cabinet decided to station F-35 fighter aircraft at Lelystad Airport. A decision on holiday flights has not yet been made.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_11  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lelystad-Airport_passagiersterminal_02.jpg\" alt=\"Lelystad Airport_passagiersterminal_02\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lelystad-Airport_passagiersterminal_02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lelystad-Airport_passagiersterminal_02-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lelystad-Airport_passagiersterminal_02-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lelystad-Airport_passagiersterminal_02-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-389464\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>2026<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"82\"><strong data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"82\">Lelystad Airport to open for passenger flights!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"508\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">On 30 January 2026, after more than ten years of discussion, the new coalition provided clarity about the future of Lelystad Airport. With this decision, D66, VVD and CDA have made a breakthrough in an important dossier. The opening of Lelystad Airport can count on strong support in the region and among the Dutch public. Lelystad Airport aims to open its doors in 2027 and welcome its first passengers for holiday flights.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_code et_pb_code_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Navigate to<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex et_pb_divimenus_flex_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-wrapper\"><nav class=\"dd-divimenu dd-flex dd-closed-desktop dd-closed-tablet dd-closed-phone\" role=\"menu\" aria-label=\"DiviMenu\"><div class=\"dd-menu-button\" role=\"menuitem\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-button-content dd-text\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate dd-multi-value\" data-desktop=\"\ue050\" data-hover=\"\ue04f\">\ue050<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Current operations<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex_item et_pb_divimenus_flex_item_0\" role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-mi-w dd-menu-flex-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"dd-mi dd-menu-flex-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/en\/over-ons\/general-aviation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-item-content dd-text\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate\">5<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">General Aviation<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex_item et_pb_divimenus_flex_item_1\" role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-mi-w dd-menu-flex-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"dd-mi dd-menu-flex-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/en\/over-ons\/controlled-airport\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-item-content dd-text\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate\">5<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Controlled Airport<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex et_pb_divimenus_flex_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-wrapper\"><nav class=\"dd-divimenu dd-flex dd-closed-desktop dd-closed-tablet dd-closed-phone\" role=\"menu\" aria-label=\"DiviMenu\"><div class=\"dd-menu-button\" role=\"menuitem\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-button-content dd-text\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate dd-multi-value\" data-desktop=\"\ue050\" data-hover=\"\ue04f\">\ue050<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Future<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex_item et_pb_divimenus_flex_item_2\" role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-mi-w dd-menu-flex-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"dd-mi dd-menu-flex-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/en\/over-ons\/opening-for-holiday-flights\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-item-content dd-text\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate\">5<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Opening for holiday travellers<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex_item et_pb_divimenus_flex_item_3\" role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-mi-w dd-menu-flex-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"dd-mi dd-menu-flex-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/en\/over-ons\/voorkeurslocatie-defensie-f-35\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-item-content dd-text\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate\">5<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex_item et_pb_divimenus_flex_item_4\" role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-mi-w dd-menu-flex-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"dd-mi dd-menu-flex-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/en\/over-ons\/passenger-terminal\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-item-content dd-text\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate\">5<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Passenger Terminal<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex et_pb_divimenus_flex_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-wrapper\"><nav class=\"dd-divimenu dd-flex dd-closed-desktop dd-closed-tablet dd-closed-phone\" role=\"menu\" aria-label=\"DiviMenu\"><div class=\"dd-menu-button\" role=\"menuitem\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-button-content dd-text\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate dd-multi-value\" data-desktop=\"\ue050\" data-hover=\"\ue04f\">\ue050<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Sustainable development<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex_item et_pb_divimenus_flex_item_5\" role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-mi-w dd-menu-flex-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"dd-mi dd-menu-flex-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/en\/over-ons\/Sustainable%20development%20goals\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-item-content dd-text\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate\">5<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Sustainable development goals<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex_item et_pb_divimenus_flex_item_6\" role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-mi-w dd-menu-flex-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"dd-mi dd-menu-flex-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/en\/over-ons\/airport-of-the-future\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-item-content dd-text\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate\">5<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Future-proof airport<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex_item et_pb_divimenus_flex_item_7\" role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-mi-w dd-menu-flex-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"dd-mi dd-menu-flex-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/en\/over-ons\/development-and-innovation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-item-content dd-text\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate\">5<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Development and Innovation<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex et_pb_divimenus_flex_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-wrapper\"><nav class=\"dd-divimenu dd-flex dd-divimenu-open\" role=\"menu\" aria-label=\"DiviMenu\"><div class=\"dd-menu-button\" role=\"menuitem\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-button-content dd-text\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate dd-multi-value\" data-desktop=\"\ue050\" data-hover=\"\ue04f\">\ue050<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Menu<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex_item et_pb_divimenus_flex_item_8\" role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-mi-w dd-menu-flex-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"dd-mi dd-menu-flex-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/en\/over-ons\/social-partnerships\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-item-content dd-text\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate\">5<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Social partnerships<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex et_pb_divimenus_flex_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-wrapper\"><nav class=\"dd-divimenu dd-flex dd-divimenu-open\" role=\"menu\" aria-label=\"DiviMenu\"><div class=\"dd-menu-button\" role=\"menuitem\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-button-content dd-text\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate dd-multi-value\" data-desktop=\"\ue050\" data-hover=\"\ue04f\">\ue050<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Menu<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_divimenus_flex_item et_pb_divimenus_flex_item_9\" role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dd-mi-w dd-menu-flex-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"dd-mi dd-menu-flex-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/en\/over-ons\/social-partnerships\/luchthavenfonds\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"dd-item dd-menu-item-content dd-text\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"dd-text-icon dd-icon-content notranslate\">5<\/span><span class=\"dd-text-content\">Airport fund<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":373075,"menu_order":102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" fullwidth=\"on\" _builder_version=\"4.21.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" use_background_color_gradient=\"on\" background_color_gradient_stops=\"rgba(81,36,121,0.4) 0%|rgba(81,36,121,0.4) 100%\" background_color_gradient_overlays_image=\"on\" 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custom_padding_phone=\"5px|15px|5px|15px|true|true\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"2_3\" _builder_version=\"4.20.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.21.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" header_2_font=\"Comfortaa|700|||||||\" header_2_font_size=\"30px\" min_height=\"48px\" custom_margin=\"0px||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||false|false\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]<\/p><h2>50 jaar Lelystad Airport<\/h2><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YyQIHCHD93Y\" _builder_version=\"4.20.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" border_radii=\"on|16px|16px|16px|16px\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.20.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"Lato||||||||\" text_text_color=\"#000000\" text_font_size=\"13pt\" text_line_height=\"31px\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]<\/p><p><strong>1973:<\/strong> Vliegveld Lelystad opent voor General Aviation.<\/p><p><strong>1981:<\/strong> Verharding van de landingsbaan.<\/p><p><strong>1991:<\/strong> Verlenging van de landingsbaan<\/p><p><strong>1993<\/strong>: Vliegveld Lelystad wordt onderdeel van Royal Schiphol Group. De naam wijzigt in Lelystad Airport. Het vliegveld is het drukste GA-vliegveld in Nederland.<\/p><p><strong>2008:<\/strong> Den Haag neemt het advies van de Alderstafel over, waarin Lelystad samen met Eindhoven als overloopluchthaven van Schiphol wordt genoemd.<\/p><p><strong>2015:<\/strong> Lelystad krijgt officieel toestemming voor uitbreiding. In 2018 moet het klaar zijn voor commercieel verkeer.<\/p><p><strong>2017:<\/strong> Verlengde baan is klaar en geschikt voor code C vliegtuigen (Airbus A320 \/ Boeing 737 etc) . De verkeerstoren is verhoogd naar 20 meter.<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\"https:\/\/staging.lelystadairport.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lelystad-airport-50-jaar-pagina-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"Lelystad Airport 50 jaar \" title_text=\"Lelystad airport 50 jaar pagina\" _builder_version=\"4.21.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" border_radii=\"on|14px|14px|14px|14px\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.20.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"Lato||||||||\" text_text_color=\"#000000\" text_font_size=\"13pt\" text_line_height=\"31px\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]<\/p><p><strong>2019:<\/strong> Installatie van het brandweerkorps en verkeersleiding. Lelystad is een gecontroleerde luchthaven geworden.<\/p><p><strong>2018-2022:<\/strong> Diverse keren wordt de start van Lelystad Airport voor commercieel verkeer door Den Haag uitgesteld.<\/p><p><strong>2023:<\/strong> Lelystad Airport viert haar 50-jarig bestaan. Het hele jaar door zijn er feestelijke bijeenkomsten met diverse stakeholders. Een van de hoogtepunten: vanaf juni is Lelystad Airport op Madurodam te zien. Op de verjaardag zelf, 19 november, is er een groot feest voor de medewerkers.<\/p><h3>Wist je dat\u2026<\/h3><p><strong>Wist je dat Lelystad Airport er nog eerder was dan de stad Lelystad?<\/strong><br \/>Bij de inpoldering werd gebruik gemaakt van vliegtuigen, die werden ingezet om riet in te zaaien. 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