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General |
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The airport is
former RAF Laarbruch. After the RAF left it was turned
into a civil airport. After some (legal)battling with
Düsseldorf Airport the name is currently Airport Weeze (is
was Airport Niederrhein for a while). Ryanair was the
first operator to and from Weeze on
a regular basis. A second airline that has based one
aircraft is hamburg International. The base is visited by the incidental bizjet and military aircraft (transport and helicopter). |
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Getting There |
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The airport is
located South of Weeze and very near to the Dutch-German
border. From Germany it can be reached by travelling the
A59 highway. The airport is
signposted from there. From the Netherlands you can travel
the local road from Bergen to Arcen (N271) and exit
towards 'Wellsche Hut' in Well. This will lead you to the
border. From there you can follow the signs to the
airport. |
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Layout |
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The airport is
relatively small and has 1 terminalbuilding. The platform
is left of the terminal building. |
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Around The Airport |
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Platform - Spot 1 |
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Directly left
of the terminal the platform for the aircraft is located.
This platform offers very nice oppertunities for
photogaphy (Thanks to white apron lighting photography
after daylight is also very good). Just
follow the signs to the airport and the platform will turn
up. You can park your car on the official parking lots
(which are cheap, compared to other airports). |
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Terminal building - Spot 2 |
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From the
restaurant of the terminal building your view on the
platform (and the major part of the airport) is great for
photography and reading. There is also an 'outside'
terrace were you can take pictures, but you have to take
them through the glass. So this place is a 'no-go' for
good shots when it rains. |
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Taxiway South - Spot 3 |
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The taxiway
right of the terminal building is also a nice spot for
photography. Just position yourself to your liking on the
right of the building. |
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27 approach - Spot 4 |
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The approach
of runway 27 is pretty good for photography and reading.
To get here turn left after you exit the airport and the
approach lights will turn up automatically. You can park
your car besides the road at the parking opposite of the airport. |
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09 approach - Spot 5 |
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The approach
of runway 09 is reachable as well, and again offers a good
spot for photography. To reach this spot you drive towards Weeze from spot 3 and turn left on the Baaler Strasse at
Hees (towards Well and Baal). After about 3 kilometers you
can turn left just before the airport fence stops. You can
park your car here and walk along the fence. You will find
yourself between the fence and a large sand/stond quary.
It is also possible to drive just inside the airport
(outer) fence but this road is not always open.
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Take off - Spot 6 |
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The final spot
mentioned here is the treshold of runway 09. This spot is
quite nice for take off shots when runway 27 is in use.
Due to the distance you will need at least a 300 mm lens.
You can reach this spot by walking (or driving) from spot
4 and keep following the fence. |
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Northern side - Spot 7 |
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The final spot
is in the former RAF shelter area on the Northern side of
the airport. This spot is sadly no longer available unless
you have speciall acces to the Airport. This area has been
closed to the public. |
Scene around Weeze.
Please find all interesting and aviation related
hotspots on the map below.
Vintage, Wrecks around NRN
weergeven op een grotere kaart |
