IJmuiden Heliport

IJmuiden Heliport, sometimes referred to as YPAD, is a small helipad located in the harbour area of the city of IJmuiden in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is exclusively used for maritime piloting services.

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Type: Helipad
Description: airport in the Netherlands
Also known as: “EHYP”, “YPAD”, and “YPB”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort IJmuiden and Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden.

Fort IJmuiden

Fort

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Fort IJmuiden is a former fort, now heritage site and event location in IJmuiden North-Holland. It protected the entrance to the North Sea Canal. The fort was originally located north of the canal, but by the construction of a new branch, it became an island. Fort IJmuiden is situated 1¼ km southwest of IJmuiden Heliport.

Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden

Lighthouse

Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden is a round, cast-iron lighthouse in IJmuiden, Netherlands, designed by Quirinus Harder. It was built in 1878 by D.A. Schretlen & Co, a company in Leiden. Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden is situated 1¼ km southwest of IJmuiden Heliport.

Thalia Theater

Theater building

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Thalia Theater is a theater building, which is situated 1 km south of IJmuiden Heliport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include IJmuiden and Wijk aan Zee.

IJmuiden

Town

Photo: Ed Stevenhagen, Public domain.

IJmuiden is a port town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam.

Wijk aan Zee

Village

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Wijk aan Zee is a village on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk, the province of North Holland of the Netherlands. The prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament takes place there every year. Wijk aan Zee is situated 2½ km north of IJmuiden Heliport.

Velsen-Noord

Village

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Velsen-Noord is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Velsen, and lies about 10 km north of Haarlem. From 1865 on, when the construction on the North Sea Canal began, the town of Velsen, which originated in Roman times, was split in two parts. Velsen-Noord is situated 3 km east of IJmuiden Heliport.

IJmuiden Heliport

Categories: heliport and transportation
Location: Velsen Municipality, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.46989° or 52° 28′ 12″ north

Longitude

4.59346° or 4° 35′ 36″ east

Operator

Loodswezen

ICAO airport code

EHYP

Open location code

9F46FH9V+X9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 239369167

OpenStreetMap feature

aeroway=helipad

GeoNames ID

13561247

Wikidata ID

Q1862533

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Persian—“IJmuiden Heliport” goes by many names.

Dutch: “IJmuiden Heliport”
Indonesian: “EHYP”
Indonesian: “YPB”
Japanese: “エイマイデンヘリポート”
Persian: “بالگردگاه ایمایدن”

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