Ameland Airport

Ameland Airport Ballum Vliegveld Ameland
IATA: none – ICAO: EHAL
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Municipality of Ameland
Serves	Ameland
Location	Ballum
Elevation AMSL	11 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	53°27′06″N 005°40′38″E / 53.45167°N 5.67722°E
Website	www.ehal.nl
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 800 2,624 Grass
Statistics
Aircraft movements 5,500/year
Source: AIP from AIS the Netherlands[1]

Ameland Airport (Dutch: Vliegveld Ameland) (ICAO: EHAL), also known as Ameland Airport Ballum, is a small general aviation airport located near the town of Ballum on the western part of the island of Ameland, one of the West Frisian Islands in the Netherlands. It is located in the province of Friesland and is the northernmost airport in the country.

The airport has a single short grass runway and a helipad, the latter being mainly used for search and rescue (SAR) flights. Customs services are not available, so no international flights are allowed except for those from other Schengen countries. The airport is used mainly for recreational purposes, so it is not open in winter (October 1 through the last day of March) unless prior arrangements are made.

About 5,500 airplane movements (takeoff or landing) are made at the airport a year.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
OFD Ostfriesischer-Flug-Dienst[2]	Seasonal: Borkum, Emden

References

1. EHAL – AMELAND/Ameland. AIP from AIS the Netherlands, effective 7 Jan 2016
2. Tagesflug zur Insel Ameland (NL)

External links

• (Dutch) Ameland Airport, official website
• Photo at Ameland airport (EHAL) from Airliners.net
• Media related to Ameland Airport at Wikimedia Commons