Rotterdam The Hague Airport (formerly
Rotterdam Airport,
Vliegveld Zestienhoven in
Dutch), located north northwest of
Rotterdam, is the
Netherlands' third largest
airport. It serves the city of Rotterdam as well as
The Hague and surroundings. The airport handled over 1.5 million passengers in 2013 and features scheduled flights to European metropolitan and leisure destinations. It is also used extensively by
general aviation and there are several
flying clubs and
schools located at the airport.