<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Weeze International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para ">The airport uses the facilities of the former military airbase RAF Laarbruch and began operating as a civil airport in 2003. There is also a large fire department training facility on the airport grounds. Its IATA code is NRN because of its official name, Flughafen Niederrhein. The airport has had several different names in its history as a civil airport. The operators originally wanted to name it after the city of D&uuml;sseldorf, but the significant distance of 83 km (52 mi) to that city, which already had two closer international airports (D&uuml;sseldorf Airport as well as Cologne-Bonn Airport), resulted in the name being blocked by a court ruling that such a description would be likely to mislead passengers.</p>
<p class="blog-para ">However, Ryanair still refers to it as "D&uuml;sseldorf-Weeze". The airport is actually closer to the Dutch cities of Venlo, Nijmegen, and Arnhem, the German cities of Duisburg and Essen, and the immediate Weeze area than D&uuml;sseldorf. Weeze was served by the short-lived Dutch low-cost carrier V Bird, which opened a base here and operated flights to Berlin, Munich, and several international destinations from its inception in 2003 until its bankruptcy in 2004. During this time, passenger numbers doubled from 200,000 to 400,000 within a year. In February 2014, Ryanair announced the cancellation of 18 routes from Weeze for the 2014 summer season, citing a lack of aircraft. In 2019, the airport faced severe financial difficulties due to a 30 percent fall in passenger numbers over the previous year as a result of the cancellation of several Ryanair routes.</p>
<p><img class="img-fluid p-lg-0 rounded w-100" title="History of Weeze International Airport" src="https://www.jodogoairportassist.com/main/img/airport/wee/18.webp" alt="History of Weeze International Airport"></p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 my-4">Ground transportation from Weeze International Airport</h2>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Coach:</strong> Direct buses serve D&uuml;sseldorf Main Station up to 7 times a day, with the journey taking 1 hour and 15 minutes. Airexpressbus offered from June 2007 until spring 2017 a service between Weeze Airport and Amsterdam with stops at Eindhoven Airport, Utrecht, and's-Hertogenbosch.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Train:</strong> Bus shuttles serve the railway stations of Weeze, Kevelaer, and Goch on a frequent basis. Travelers to D&uuml;sseldorf Main Station will need to catch a bus or taxi to either Weeze or Kevelaer railway stations.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus:</strong> Buses operate from Weeze Airport to multiple destinations, such as Dusseldorf Hbf, Geldern, and Weeze.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Taxi:</strong> If you prefer a more comfortable ride over public transport, consider taking a taxi. Several taxi companies are operating at Weeze Airport, such as Citymobil Fahrservice and Niers Taxi.</li>
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<p><img class="img-fluid p-lg-0 rounded w-100" title="Ground transportation from Weeze International Airport" src="https://www.jodogoairportassist.com/main/img/airport/wee/30.webp" alt="Ground transportation from Weeze International Airport"></p>