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Eindhoven Airport (IATA: EIN, ICAO: EHEH) is an international airport located 7.6 km (4.7 mi) west of Eindhoven, Netherlands. [2] In terms of the number of served passengers, it is the second largest airport in the Netherlands, with 6.8 million passengers in 2023. [ 4 ]
Smaller airports with scheduled passenger service are Rotterdam The Hague Airport (formerly known as Zestienhoven), Groningen Airport Eelde, Eindhoven Airport and Maastricht Aachen Airport. De Peel, Valkenburg and Soesterberg have been closed as military airports and are now mainly used by gliders.
The 1996 Belgian Air Force Hercules accident is an aviation accident that occurred on 15 July 1996 at Eindhoven Airport, the Netherlands. [1] The disaster involved a Belgian Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft and resulted in the death of 34 passengers.
Eindhoven (/ ˈ aɪ n t h oʊ v ən / EYENT-hoh-vən; [8] Dutch: [ˈɛintˌɦoːvə(n)] ⓘ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also located in the Dutch part of the natural region the Campine.
The port is providing up to 16 megawatts, and each ship is expected to need between 8 and 13 megawatts during its stay, said PortMiami Director and CEO Hydi Webb in an interview with the Miami Herald
Carnaval 2013: Carnaval parades often emphasize ridiculing and social criticism Role reversal and suspension of social norms is part of the origin of the carnival. Carnival in the Netherlands (Dutch: Carnaval; also called "vastenavond" – eve of the fasting or Limburgish: "vastelaovend") is a festival held mainly in the Southern and Eastern regions of the Netherlands with an emphasis on role ...
's-Hertogenbosch has a strong carnival tradition. In its current form the story and symbolism dates from 1881 to 1883. In these years some citizens created the legend of "Oeteldonk", whereby the city was renamed to Oeteldonk for the three day carnival. "Donk" is a reference to a dry place in the marsh. The frog is widely used as a symbol during ...
The main cities are 's-Hertogenbosch, Breda, Eindhoven, Helmond and Tilburg. Other municipalities of the area are Bergen op Zoom, Oss and Roosendaal. The metropolitan region also includes other large towns such as Boxtel, Etten-Leur, Oosterhout, Uden, Veghel, Veldhoven and Waalwijk. The Brabantse Stedenrij is home to many large companies.