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| Weeze Airport | ||
| height | 106 feet | |
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| IATA code | NRN | |
| ICAO code | EDLV | |
| Number of passengers | 1.669.476 (2018) | |
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The Weeze Airport (Own name: Airport Weeze) is on Lower Rhine near the Dutch border. Between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., six to 15 planes take off each day, depending on the day of the week, and a similar number of planes land every day.
background
Today's civil airport is a result of the British military airport that was closed in 1999 RAF Laarbruch emerged. Since the start in 2003 it has changed name several times and was initially called Niederrhein Airport, but has been known by Ryanair since 2003 Düsseldorf Airport (Weeze) marketed. After other name variants, which were supposed to suggest a proximity to Düsseldorf, were banned by the court, Flughafen Niederrhein GmbH has only called the airport "Airport Weeze" since 2005.
getting there
By train
The regional express Niers Express (RE 10) Düsseldorf - Krefeld - Kleve runs Mon-Fri during the day every half hour (otherwise every hour) on the non-electrified line from Krefeld and single-track from Geldern. Kevelaer (Arrivals, Departure) and Weeze (Arrivals, Departure) are the closest train stations. The applies VRR tariff.
By bus
- Public buses (VRR):
- Kevelaer train station: Airport line 73 (Public bus every 60 minutes, VRR tariff)
- Weeze train station: Airport line SW 1 (Public bus, partly taxi bus, every 60 minutes. The taxi bus only runs after prior notification at least 30 minutes before departure on Tel. 49-2841-8822444 daily from 6.30 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.
- Goch train station: Line SL 17 (Taxibus, only during the off-peak times). The taxi bus only runs 24 hours a day if you book in advance at least 30 minutes before departure on tel. 018010-47574.
- Shuttle buses from Germany:
- Bocholt: railway station (Reservation required at least 24 hours in advance)
- Duisburg: Bus station, Mercatorstr. (Reservations recommended)
- Düsseldorf: ZOB, Worringer Str. 140 (reservation recommended)
- Rees: Grüttweg car park (Reservation required at least 24 hours in advance)
- Shuttle buses from the Netherlands:
- Arnhem: Gelredome Stadium, McDonald's (reservation required at least 24 hours in advance)
- Nijmegen: At the Hotel Mercure, right next to the main train station (reservation required at least 24 hours in advance)
- Venlo: Central Station (Reservation required at least 24 hours in advance)
With the taxi
The entire Kleve district is compulsory for taxis. In the compulsory driving area, a basic price of € 3.90 and a kilometer rate of € 2.10 during the day and € 2.20 at night and all day on Sundays and public holidays apply (as of 2019).
It is about six kilometers from the Weeze train station to the airport.
In the street
- Destination entry for navigation system: 47652 Weeze, Flughafen-Ring 1
- Directions from the Rhineland / Ruhr area: Via the
Direction Nijmegen to the exit 
4 Uedem, then follow the airport symbol.
- Directions from the Netherlands: Via the
to the German border and further on to exit 3 Goch, then follow the airport symbol.
Airlines and Destinations
Airlines: Weeze is exclusively from the low-cost airline Ryanair (FR).
Destinations: Ryanair flies to (as of summer 2019): Alicante, Ancona, Bari, Beziers, Cagliari, Chania, Edinburgh, Faro, Fes, Girona, Ibiza, London Stansted, Lviv, Málaga, Marrakech, Nador, Oujda, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Pescara, Pisa, postage, Rabat, Rome Ciampino, Stockholm Skavsta, Tallinn, Tangier, Thessaloniki, Valencia, Zadar
Terminals
The airport has only one terminal. It is open daily from 3:30 a.m. to midnight.
Arrival and departure
- Current flight information: Arrival and departure
Change
There are no transfer connections at Weeze Airport, there Ryanair none offers.
security
As at every airport, the security authorities are also represented at Weeze Airport:
- Federal Police, Tel. 49-2837-666203
- fire Department
- Police, Tel. 49-2837-666220
- Customs, Tel. 49-2837-666207
mobility
For each vehicle to the terminal or to the parking lots, one Access fee of € 3.00 (as of 2019) must be paid (plus parking fees> 60 min stay). This applies not only to parkers, but also, for example, to vehicles that drop off or pick up passengers without parking. Airport Weeze has around 7,000 parking spaces in three distance-dependent price levels. The distance to the terminal is between 50 and 900 m. Despite payment, this park is not guarded. A Parking space reservation is possible online.
They are at the airport Rental carcompanies Europcar, Hertz and Sixt.
In the airport, the terminal can be easily reached on foot.
Evasive
- The Dusseldorf Airport
(IATA: DUS) is about 77 km (about 60 minutes via A57) away. - The airports are also less than 120 km away Eindhoven Airport(IATA: A) and Maastricht Aachen Airport(IATA: MST).
- Traveling with the is much more sustainable and less damaging to the climate than air travel train.
activities
- The visitor terrace on the upper floor of the terminal is open daily from 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Access is free. From there you can view the runway and the apron area and observe any take-offs and landings.
- Rondleidingen Luchthavens M., Marktstraat 79, NL-6431LL Hoensbroek. Tel.: 31-45-4051950, Fax: 31-45-4055010, Email: [email protected]. The visitor service offers 2.5-hour airport tours on the extensive grounds of the former British military base in Weeze.Price: from € 15.00 / person (groups of 25 people or more) plus bus rental from € 175.00.
- 1 Royal Air Force Museum Laarbruch-Weeze, Flughafen-Ring 6, 47652 Weeze (At the toll booth, take the left lane (“exit”). Go straight on at the roundabout. Immediately turn right behind building 7 ("Cova") into the free car park). Mobile: 49-178-1356324, Email: [email protected]. The only RAF museum in Germany shows exhibits such as original cockpits, weapons, anti-aircraft missiles and dioramas in the site's former church, which commemorate the 45 years of the Royal Air Force in Weeze-Laarbruch.Open: Winter break: mid-December to the end of February. Friday to Sunday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (May to September: Wednesday to Sunday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.). Groups can also be arranged by telephone.Price: € 3.00, children up to 14 years free.
Events of all kinds occasionally take place on the extensive grounds of the former military airfield. Visitors who do not arrive from the air, but rather via the narrow Lower Rhine country roads, have to expect traffic jams:
- Mud Masters Obstacle Run, twice a year mud obstacle race over selectable lengths, approx. 15,000 participants
- Q-Base, annual hardcore techno festival, most recently in 2018, around 40,000 visitors.
- Parookaville, annual festival of electronic dance music, approx. 80,000 visitors
shop
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., up to three travel agency counters are available for travel bookings.
The Duty Free and Travel Value Shop Chacalli. Tel.: 49-2837-666925, Email: [email protected]. is located in the departure area behind the security check.
kitchen
- Airport gastronomy. Tel.: 49-2837-666810, Fax: 49-2837-666814, Email: [email protected]. All catering at the airport is operated by the same company. There is a bistro (8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and a restaurant (11.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.) on the upper floor of the airport. Outside of these times, there are only snacks and hot and cold drinks in front of and behind the gate. This restaurant also closes after the last take-off or landing.
accommodation
- 1 Best Deal Airporthotel Weeze, Flughafenring 16, 47652 Weeze (900 m from the terminal). Tel.: 49-2837-665577, Email: [email protected]. There is no reception. Guests must check-in themselves at a machine. The hotel does not offer meals.Open: 24/7.Check-in: from 3 p.m.Check-out: by 10 a.m.Price: from 39 €.
health
- There is no pharmacy available at the airport. The nearest pharmacy is in Weeze:
- Cyriac Pharmacy, Wasserstr. 2, 47652 Weeze (approx. 6 km from the airport). Tel.: 49-2837-1717, Fax: 49-2837-6701, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Practical advice
- The information desk. Tel.: 49-2837-666111, Email: [email protected]. is located on the ground floor of the terminal.
- The Airport Weeze WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS is available free of charge in the entire terminal
- Two ECATMs of the Volksbank are located in the service point in the arrivals area on the ground floor of the terminal.
- Public Telephones can be found at the service point in the arrivals area on the ground floor of the terminal and in the departure gates. You can pay in cash as well as by credit card (Mastercard, Visa, Amex).
- There is no way to change money at Weeze Airport.
Web links
- https://www.airport-weeze.com/de - Official website of Weeze Airport
