# Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ / EHGG)

**Groningen Airport Eelde** (IATA: GRQ, ICAO: EHGG) is a large airport in Groningen, Drenthe, Netherlands. It opened on 23 May 1931. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 104 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehgg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GRQ / EHGG
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Groningen, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Opened: 23 May 1931
- Elevation: 5 m / 17 ft
- Coordinates: 53.1191, 6.5777
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Passengers: 103,760 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Amsterdam
- Website: https://www.groningenairport.nl/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen_Airport_Eelde (28 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q769099
- Weather station: EHGG · WMO 06280
- Ident: EHGG

## Timeline

- 23 May 1931: Groningen Airport Eelde opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 052° / 232° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 170,588 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 182,186 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 154,006 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 203,068 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 230,273 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 176,978 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 18,179 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 28,306 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 89,070 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 110,063 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 105,068 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 103,760 | Eurostat |

## Routes

6 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [GCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjb.md) Guernsey Airport · Guernsey · 758 km / 471 mi · Aurigny Air Services

### Seasonal (1)

- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 3,373 km / 2,096 mi · AirBaltic

### Seasonal charter (4)

- [SCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esks.md) Scandinavian Mountains Airport · Sweden · 970 km / 603 mi · Transavia, BRA Braathens Regional Airlines
- [OSD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnz.md) Åre Östersund Airport · Sweden · 1,211 km / 752 mi · Transavia
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,537 km / 955 mi · AlbaStar
- [BOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbbg.md) Burgas Airport · Bulgaria · 1,942 km / 1,207 mi · BH Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GRQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- [Groninger Luchtvaart Maatschappij](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/groninger-luchtvaart-maatschappij)

### Passenger (6)

- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 2 · seasonal charter
- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 1 · seasonal
- AP [AlbaStar](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/albastar) · 1 · seasonal charter
- GR [Aurigny Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aurigny-air-services) · 1
- 8H [BH Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bh-air) · 1 · seasonal charter
- TF [BRA Braathens Regional Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bra-braathens-regional-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 104K (2025) | #1,800 of 3,974 | #382 in Europe | #5 in NL |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =390 in Europe | #8 in NL |
| Elevation | 5 m / 17 ft | =41,673 of 43,403 | =5,614 in Europe | =19 in NL |
| Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | =265 in Europe | #5 in NL |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =13 in NL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | Eelde Approach | 120.305 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 133.555 |
| GCD | Eelde GND/CLNC DEL | 121.705 |
| TWR | Eelde Tower | 118.705 |

## Nearby airports

- [LWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehlw.md) Leeuwarden Air Base · 56 km / 35 mi
- [ETNT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etnt.md) Wittmundhafen Air Base · 87 km / 54 mi
- [ENS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehtw.md) Twente Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [LEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehle.md) Lelystad Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [DHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehkd.md) De Kooy Airfield / Den Helder Naval Air Station · 122 km / 76 mi
- [EHDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehdl.md) Deelen Air Base · 127 km / 79 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Groningen Airport Eelde”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groningen_Airport_Eelde&oldid=1366227890), revision of 26 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehgg/data