De Kooy

Infobox Airport
name = Den Helder Airport "Marinevliegkamp De Kooy"

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IATA = DHR
ICAO = EHKD
type = Public / Military
owner =
operator = Government / Schreiner Airways Rotary Wing
city-served =
location = Den Helder, Netherlands
elevation-f = 3
elevation-m = 1
coordinates = coord|52|55|28|N|004|46|51|E|type:airport
website = [http://www.denhelderairport.nl/index.php?lan=en www.DenHelderAirport.nl]
r1-number = 04/22
r1-length-f = 4183
r1-length-m = 1275
r1-surface = Asphalt
footnotes =

De Kooy ( _nl. Vliegveld De Kooy) airport codes|DHR|EHKD is an airfield in 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 "Marinevliegkamp De Kooy" (Dutch for Naval Air Base 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. Skydrift Air Charter operated a regular service between De Kooy and Norwich in early 2008, but this was halted again after only four months. 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.

ee also

*List of airports in the Netherlands

References

* [http://www.denhelderairport.nl/index.php?lan=en Den Helder Airport] (official site)
*AIP_NL|EHKD|name=DEN HELDER/De Kooy

External links

* [http://www.skyline-aviation.com/ Skyline Aviation]
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?placesearch=Den%20Helder%20-%20De%20Kooy%20%28DHR%20%2F%20EHKD%29&distinct_entry=true Photos taken at Den Helder - De Kooy (DHR / EHKD)] from Airliners.net
*WikiMapia|52.9244|4.7808|15|Den Helder Airport
*WAD|EHKD
*NWS-current|EHKD
*GCM|DHR|DHR / EHKD
*ASN|DHR|DHR / EHKD