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Stadskanaal Airport is an airport in the Netherlands, which is only intended for light aircraft. The airport is located near the village of Vledderveen (slightly northeast of Stadskanaal) in Groningen.

The airport received the first designation on 14 July 1961 with the NV Philips' light bulb factories as the operator and was only allowed to be used for business flights for that company with the aircraft belonging to it. It was then given the name Aerodrome Onstwedde, after the then municipality of Onstwedde. By reducing Philips’ business activities, they wanted to get rid of the operation of the airport in 1977. The municipality of Stadskanaal considered that the airport for the development of East Groningen would be important and took over the operation as of 3 June 1977. The airport could be used by sprayers and other business air traffic.

On 14 July 1982, the airport was closed to all traffic, except for agricultural aircraft and, first as a test, ulv'sulvs, after which on 27 January 1986 the designation was further limited to ulvs only. The site was shortened to a plot of 340 x 135 meters.

On October 26, 1993, the airport was privatized and became the property of the Stadskanaal Airport Foundation.

Source: Wikipedia