Overview
- Official CBS data show roughly 2,400 more aircraft movements in 2025 compared with 2024, alongside 1,150 fewer commercial passengers.
- The increase comprised nearly 1,000 additional overland movements to or from Eelde and almost 1,500 extra on-airfield takeoffs and landings.
- Airport spokesperson Francien Everts attributed the rise in commercial movements to the use of smaller planes on certain routes, citing services to the Channel Islands as an example.
- Growth in flight training from Eelde was identified as a secondary contributor to the higher volume of takeoffs and landings.
- New defence agreements foresee more frequent military use of Eelde in 2026, though those exercises were not included in the 2025 statistics.