Southern Netherlands' second busiest airport serving Brabant region.
Opened
1936
Location
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Eindhoven Airport (IATA: EIN, ICAO: EHEH) is the second largest airport in the Netherlands, located approximately 6 kilometres west of the city of Eindhoven in North Brabant province. It serves as a major hub for low-cost carriers connecting the region to European destinations.
The airport shares its facilities with Eindhoven Air Base (Vliegbasis Eindhoven), a military installation of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, making it a dual-use civil-military aerodrome. This arrangement influences certain operational aspects of the airport.
In recent years Eindhoven Airport has handled several million passengers annually, positioning itself as a significant alternative to Amsterdam Schiphol for travellers in the southern Netherlands and parts of Belgium and Germany.
Terminals
The airport operates a single passenger terminal building that has undergone expansions to accommodate growing low-cost carrier traffic.
Getting to & from
The airport is connected to Eindhoven city centre and the main railway station by bus services, primarily bus line 401, with journey times of approximately 30 minutes.
Airlines here
Ryanair and Wizz Air are the dominant carriers at Eindhoven, with Transavia also operating scheduled services.
Notable facts
- ›Eindhoven Airport shares its runway and infrastructure with Eindhoven Air Base of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
- ›The airport served approximately 6–7 million passengers per year before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traffic.
- ›It is the primary gateway for the Brainport Eindhoven technology and design region, home to companies like ASML and Philips.
- ›Ryanair is the largest single carrier at the airport by passenger volume.
- ›The airport has a single runway (04/22) used by both civil and military aircraft.
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