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General
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The biggest airport in the northern part of the country is allways good for some nice visitors. Based here are a lot of light aircraft and one of the biggest flying schools of the country.
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Layout
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Terminal restaurant
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At the airport restaurant "L'Avion" you can find a terrace, which is open only at good weather. Charter-aircraft parked at the departure-hall can be photographed as they taxi-out for the runway. Two setbacks on the terrace are the glass fence and the prohibition to use the chairs to look over the fence. Closeby are also the KLM Flight Academy hangars to the left and various light aircraft hangars to the right.
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Around The Airport
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Runway 23
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A spot near runway 23 is quite good reachable. Just drive around the field on the main-road. Park your car next to the road.
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Landing Runway 23
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Another possibility at runway 23 is the holding. At the east-side of the runway is a path. If you walk this path for about 500 metres you will reach the former fire brigade training ground. From the small hill it is possible to take pictures of aircraft just before touch-down and in the holding of runway 23. For a Boeing 737 you would need about 150 mm. The sun is at your back until two o'clock in the afternoon.
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Runway 05
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If runway 05 is in use you can drive to a less accessible spot. Drive from the exit of Highway A28 in the direction of the village Yde. Take the first road (direction Donderen). Drive trough the village and turn right towards the radar-post. At this post is a large field from where aircraft landing on runway 05 can be photographed. Larger aircraft, like a Boeing 737, departing from runway 23 are rotating at this point.
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Runway 01/19
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At Groningen airport another runway exists, which is runway 01-19. This one is about 1500 meters long and is mainly used by small aircraft. Larger aircraft which use runway 23, will use 01-19 as a taxi-way to the terminal. To reach a spot here, drive past the airport to the village of Eelde. In Eelde, take the first on your left (the "Esweg"). At the end, this road ends in an T-junction. Turn left, towards the bowling-alley. When passed the bowling-alley turn left and drive on until you reach the fence of the fire-brigade. In the afternoon, perfect pictures can be taken of taxiing aircraft.
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Getting There
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The airport can be reached by bus from Groningen main station, this bus runs at least twice per hour at weekdays, but less frequent during the weekends. You can also take a bus from Assen station to De Punt. Also it is coverred by the Treintaxi of Groningen.
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