EHZZ Noordkop

Gliding Centre Noordkop is an association for gliding in Slootdorp. The club was founded in 1955 at naval fly camp De Kooy with the name Gliding Club Den Helder.

In the spring meeting 2018, the club was given its current name. The club has about 115 members and hosts 25 gliders. The frequency used is 123,380  MHz, with the call sign Noordkop Grond.

The club continued to fly at De Kooy airport until 1998. Because more and more flight movements were carried out at this airport by both military and civil air traffic, the gliding had become almost impossible on De Kooy. The club therefore moved to a new location on the Ulkeweg in the Wieringermeerpolder. The airport had a grass track of 960 by 150 meters. The combined clubhouse/hangar building of the gliding club was put down by a contractor hull and phased out by the members.

Due to the construction of Windpark Wieringermeer, the club was again forced to move in 2018. That was the end of a 7-year process. After a lot of searching, a suitable site was found in 2014. The new building took place in 2017 and 2018 at the Hippolytushoeverweg in Slootdorp. A gliding centre of 76 by 29 metres was set up. There is also a camping facility for visiting clubs. The dimensions of the airport are 1200 by 150 m. The first flights took place on 22 September 2018. The official opening took place on 11 May 2019.