Arial photo (2003) Airport

1:20.000 52 GRQ - GRONINGEN AIRPORT EELDE

AIRPORT-ORGANIZATION Name / Address Groningen Airport, Eelde Machlaan 14A,NL-9761 TK Eelde, Website www.gae.nl IATA / ICAO code GRQ / EHGG Position (LAT/LONG) 53°07´30”N / 006°35´00”E Opening hours Mon-Fri 05:30-22:00 hrs, Sat Sun Hol 06:30-20:30 hrs (Noise) restrictions - Ownership Groningen Airport Eelde N.V. Operator Groningen Airport Eelde N.V. (civil) users KLM Flight Academy, NAM / General aviation License Article 33 Air traffic law, 15-05-2001 Shareholders Provincie Groningen-30% Gemeente Groningen-26% Provincie -30% Gemeente Assen-10% Gemeente -4%

Comments: A new license (noise and nighttraffic) is planned for end 2004, including permission for extension to 2500m.

FINANCE (x €1.000,-, 2003) Company results: 4.053 Company costs: 5.582 -Airport charges 2.048 -Salaries & social costs 2.904 -Rentals & concessions 1.678 -Others 327 Investments: 180

REGION Regional profile Groningen

Nearest city Groningen -Population (x 1.000): 179,2

weighted with -Potential market area 1hr by car 2hrs by car 1hr by train 2hrs by train distance decay

(2004, x 1 million pax): 2,3 13,2 0,9 2,9 4,9 Business (areas): Eelde Plaza: 26 companies

Employment (2003)*: *(Source, Groningen Airport Eelde, 2004) -Employed direct: 44 (Eelde Plaza: 230) -Employed indirect: 315 ������� Airport

Motorway AIRPORT-ORGANIZATION Railway Delfzijl Name / Address Groningen Airport, Eelde Machlaan 14A,NL-9761 TK Eelde, Netherlands National border Website www.gae.nl IATA / ICAO code GRQ / EHGG Built area Position (LAT/LONG) 53°07´30”N / 006°35´00”E Water Opening hours Mon-Fri 05:30-22:00 hrs, Sat Sun Hol 06:30-20:30 hrs (Noise) restrictions - Ownership Groningen Airport Eelde N.V. Groningen Operator Groningen Airport Eelde N.V. (civil) users KLM Flight Academy, NAM / General aviation License Article 33 Air traffic law, 15-05-2001 Haren Shareholders Provincie Groningen-30% Gemeente Groningen-26% Provincie Drenthe-30% Gemeente Assen-10% Hoogezand- Gemeente Tynaarlo-4% Sappemeer Comments: A new license (noise and nighttraffic) is planned for end 2004, Winschoten including permission for extension runway to 2500m. FINANCE (x €1.000,-, 2003) Groningen Company results: 4.053 Company costs: 5.582 Veendam -Airport charges 2.048 -Salaries & social costs 2.904 Airport -Rentals & concessions 1.678 Eelde -Others 327 Investments: 180

REGION Regional profile Groningen Nearest city Groningen -Population (x 1.000): 179,2 Assen weighted with -Potential market area 1hr by car 2hrs by car 1hr by train 2hrs by train distance decay

(2004, x 1 million pax): 2,3 13,2 0,9 2,9 4,9 Business (areas): Eelde Plaza: 26 companies Groningen region

Employment (2003)*: *(Source, Groningen Airport Eelde, 2004) -Employed direct: 44 (Eelde Plaza: 230) -Employed indirect: 315 1:300.000 54 GRQ - AIR TRAFFIC

CONNECTIVITY (summer 2004) Aircraft movements 1998-2003 150 Destinations: 9 0 0 0 . 125 -Scheduled flights 1 1 x 100 -Holiday flights 8 Airlines: 1 75 -Charters 6 50

25 AIR TRAFFIC (statistics 2003, x 1.000) 2003 compared to 2002 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Aircraft movements 54,9 -19,0% Air transport movements General aviation -Air transport movements 1,7 -23,3%

Passengers transport (excl. transit-direct) 1998-2003 -General aviation 53,2 -18,9% 1000 0

0 900 0 .

1 800 x 700 2003 compared to 2002 600 500 Passenger transport (excl. transit-direct)* 137,6 28,0% 400 300 Origins/departures: 200 -Continental (Europe) 137,6 28,0% 100 0 -Intercontinental 0 - 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 -Others/unkown 0 -

Continental (Europe) Intercontinental Others/unkown *Comments: In 2003 started flights to London Stansted and stopped in May 2004.

Freight transport (metrics tons) 1998-2003 2003 compared to 2002 1 0

0 Freight transport (metric tons) 0 - 0 . 1 Origins/departures: x 0,75 -Continental (Europe) 0,5 -Intercontinental -Others/unkown 0,25

0 2003 compared to 2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Mail transport (metric tons) 0 - Continental (Europe) Intercontinental Others/unkown (Source: CBS, 2004) Scheduled flights

Charter flights

Aberdeen

Groningen

Bodrum Corfu Palma Antalya European destinations Faro Kos Dalaman from Groningen Airport Eelde (summer 2004) Heraklion

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Tenerife Las Palmas 56 GRQ - AIRPORT-SITE

AIRPORT-INFRASTRUCTURE Size 180 ha Runways: 2 -Longest length runway: 1.800m -Runway 1 Heading 05/23, 1.800m, Aircraft size max: B767 -Runway 2 Heading 01/19, 1.500m Apron (aircraft stands) - Cargo terminal: - -Capacity cargo (tons): - Passenger terminal: 1 -Capacity passengers (annual): - -AirportCity No

ACCESSIBILITY -Train link: No -Bus: Airportliner Groningen (16km) Modal split: Rail Bus Taxi Private car Others - - - - - Parking area (spaces): 750

-Parking fees (euros. 2004): 1 hr 1 day 7 days --short term € 1,80 --long term € 15,00 € 34,00

PLANNED AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT (Source: Groningen Airport Eelde, 2004) -Projects: -Additional capacity: -Year operation: -Status: New fire equipment Others 2005 Actual Extension runway to 2500m Runway 2006 Planned Airport area

New business area

AIRPORT-INFRASTRUCTURE New residential area Size 180 ha New recreation area Business Park Runways: 2 -Longest length runway: 1.800m Eelde Plaza -Runway 1 Heading 05/23, 1.800m, Aircraft size max: B767 25 ha -Runway 2 Heading 01/19, 1.500m Apron (aircraft stands) - P2 P1 Cargo terminal: - -Capacity cargo (tons): - Passenger terminal: 1 -Capacity passengers (annual): - P4 -AirportCity No

ACCESSIBILITY -Train link: No -Bus: Airportliner Groningen (16km) Modal split: Rail Bus Taxi Private car Others - - - - - Parking area (spaces): 750

-Parking fees (euros. 2004): 1 hr 1 day 7 days --short term € 1,80 --long term € 15,00 € 34,00

PLANNED AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT (Source: Groningen Airport Eelde, 2004) -Projects: -Additional capacity: -Year operation: -Status: New fi re equipment Others 2005 Actual Extension runway to 2500m Runway 2006 Planned

Groningen Airport Eelde area and surrounding

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NOISE 2003 compared to 2002 Noise complaints 1.059 -40,8% 1789 Noise complainers 81 -49,0% 159 -Total complaints by 2 persons 859 (81%)

Type of noise: 2003 Civil (holiday) air traffic 11 Military air traffic 6 Non-commercial (instruction) traffic 467 Non-commercial (ambulance) traffic 15 Not from airport GAE 29 Other traffic 63 Unknown/to little information 355 None 113

Noise complaints area (selection): 2003 compared to 2002

Slochteren 495 426 (422)*

Haren 377 511 (495)*

Norg 42 23 * (compaints by 2 x 1 person) Glimmen 30 464 Noordbroek 23 18 14 35 Eelde 12 102

Groningen 10 17 (Source: CM Eelde, 2004)

DEVELOPMENT REGION -Sites (selection): -Plan (organization): -Period: Residential area Ter Borch, Langestreeken, Rhoden, Development plan Art.11 (Gem.Tynaarlo), 2002/2003, (Gem.) > 2015 Business area area business Airport & Vriezenbrug, (Gem.Tynaarlo), Toekomstvisie 2010 ?/2002, industry Hoogezand/Sappermeer, (Gem.Hoogezand-Sappermeer), Plan 2002-2010, Meerstad Groningen, Europapark & (Gem. Groningen/Slochteren), 2006-2020, Eemspoort & Westpoort Development plan (Gem. Groningen) 2005-2008/15 Infrastructure (Magneetzweefbaan -in study) (Min.V&W) Nature , Drenthse Aa, Haren EHS/Vogelrichtlijn (Min.LNV/DLG) 2000-2020 Housing (VINEX) Scharmer Piccardhof (1) 400 dwellings Slochteren Groningen (495) Housing Noordbroek (10) Industrial Area Airport area Ter Borch (23) Hoogezand-Sappermeer 1250 dwellings (study area) Noise contours HAREN Haren Motorway (377)

Railway

Built area

Industrial area

New industrial area

New residential area Glimmen EELDE (30) New recreation area Eelde 35 Ke Housing (12) Business Park Ecological area (EHS) Langstreken 1 Eelde Plaza 100 dwellings 25 ha Forest

Water

Bird sanctuary

47 Bkl

Donderen (14)

Industrial Area Vriezerbrug Groningen Airport 170 Ha (reconstruction) and surrounding Norg developments (42) VRIES 1:75.000 Housing Diepsloot 90 dwellings