Due to the complete renovation of the runway at Eindhoven Air Base in 2025, the airport will have to be closed for five months. During that period, flights cannot be operated from Eindhoven Airport, so travelers must divert to other airports.
The renovation work will take approximately 22 weeks, from February to June.
Instrument Landing System
The Central Government Real Estate Agency has started a so-called market consultation, for which interested contractors can register until the end of this month. According to the ED six parties were chosen to participate in the tender.
At the same time as the complete renovation of the runway – including lighting, cabling and drainage – the Instrument Landing System (ILS) is being significantly improved. This was already announced in 2022.
The new ILS makes landing and take-off possible in very dense fog. The current version requires at least 550 meters of visibility during landings and three hundred meters during take-off. The new ILS has a hefty price tag of around ten million euros.
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