Lelystad Airport

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Lelystad Airport
IATA: LEY ICAO: EHLE
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Schiphol Group
Operator	Lelystad Aerodrome
Serves	Lelystad and Amsterdam, Netherlands
Location	Lelystad, Flevoland
Elevation AMSL	−12 ft / −4 m
Coordinates	52°27′37″N 005°31′38″E / 52.46028°N 5.52722°E / 52.46028; 5.52722
Website	www.lelystad-airport.nl
Map
LEY Location within Flevoland in the Netherlands
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Sources: AIP[1]

Lelystad Airport (IATA: LEY, ICAO: EHLE) is an airport 3.5 NM (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) south southeast of the city of Lelystad in Flevoland, Netherlands. It is the biggest general aviation airport in the Netherlands. The first flights were in 1971 and it became an official airport in 1973. Schiphol Group became owner of the airport in 1993. It is home to the aviation museum Aviodrome, which has a former KLM Boeing 747-200SUD on display. The airport serves Lelystad, the province of Flevoland, and Amsterdam. The airport is the base of AIS Airlines, although they do not operate scheduled passenger flights from Lelystad Airport.