De Kooy Airfield

De Kooy Airfield Vliegveld De Kooy Den Helder Airport Maritiem Vliegkamp De Kooy
IATA: DHR – ICAO: EHKD
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Operator		Royal Netherlands Navy / Den Helder Airport CV
Location		Den Helder, Netherlands
Elevation AMSL		4 ft / 1 m
Coordinates		52°55′25″N 004°46′50″E / 52.92361°N 4.78056°E / 52.92361; 4.78056
Website		www.DenHelderAirport.nl
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
04/22	1,275	4,183	Concrete
Sources: Airport website[1], AIP[2]

De Kooy Airfield (Dutch: Vliegveld De Kooy) (IATA: DHR, ICAO: EHKD) is an airfield 2.9 NM (5.4 km; 3.3 mi) south^[2] of Den Helder, the Netherlands, named after the nearby hamlet De Kooy. It serves as both a civilian airport under the name Den Helder Airport and a naval airport under the name Maritiem Vliegkamp De Kooy (Dutch for Maritime Aviation Site De Kooy).

Most movements on the De Kooy are made by helicopters, bringing workers to and from offshore oilrigs and naval helicopters such as the Westland Lynx of the Royal Netherlands Navy. But fixed-wing aircraft visit and operate from the airport as well. Skyline Aviation operates from De Kooy, who mainly operate business aircraft but also do airwork such as aerial photography for both civilian and military contractors. Amongst their fleet of aircraft most noticeable are several Aero L-39 Albatros jets.

Future

The oil fields in the North Sea will eventually be depleted and when that happens the airport would lose most of its helicopter movements and thus alternative markets are being looked at, such as business and holiday flights. At the moment there are no scheduled flights from De Kooy. The navy may move its helicopter operations from De Kooy to Gilze-Rijen Air Base.

See also

• List of airports in the Netherlands

References

1. ^ Den Helder Airport, official site
2. ^ ^{a b} EHKD – DEN HELDER/De Kooy. AIP from AIS the Netherlands, effective 20 October 2011

External links

• Skyline Aviation
• Photos taken at Den Helder - De Kooy (DHR / EHKD) from Airliners.net
• Current weather for EHKD at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for DHR at Aviation Safety Network