EHRD Rotterdam The Hague runways

Runways at EHRD

Rotterdam The Hague has one runway, so every departure and arrival uses 06/24, towards 056° or 235° true depending on the wind. With no second runway there is no crosswind alternative: on a day with strong wind across the field, the crosswind limit of your aircraft decides whether you can go.

Displaced thresholds: 06 200 m, 24 200 m. A displaced threshold shortens the landing distance from that end, not the takeoff run.

Example takeoff performance

Flap setting, assumed temperature (FLEX) and V1/VR/V2 in knots for an A320ceo at 70 t and a 737-800 at 72 t, from the start of each runway of at least 1,800 m. Conditions are a standard day so runway length and airport elevation are what change: ISA temperature at the runway elevation, QNH 1013, calm wind, dry, no obstacles.

At these conditions the A320 takes off with CONF 3 and an assumed temperature of 53 °C from each runway end in the table, V2 137 kt.

At 15 ft below sea level the air is as dense as it gets, and the elevation costs nothing: the A320 example on 06 matches the same runway at sea level (CONF 3, 53 °C).

Near its maximum takeoff weight, at 77 t, the A320 example gets full takeoff thrust (TOGA) with CONF 3, no thrust reduction at all from each runway end. Runway length does not limit a full A320 here on a standard day; heat, a tailwind or a wet runway would change that.

The A320 V2 values include improved climb: with a long runway and a high assumed temperature, V2 is raised above its minimum so the one-engine climb gradient still holds. That is why V2 runs higher on the longer runways.

An illustration for flight simulation, not for real-world operations. Your own numbers depend on weight, weather, runway condition, intersection and obstacles; SkyNexus computes them from your SimBrief plan and the live METAR. See the A320 performance calculator and the 737-800 performance calculator for how it works.

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EHRD questions

How long is the longest runway at EHRD?

Runway 06/24 at Rotterdam The Hague is 2,200 m (7,218 ft) long and 45 m wide, surfaced in asphalt.

What is the elevation of Rotterdam The Hague?

Rotterdam The Hague Airport sits at 15 ft below sea level. Elevation lowers air density, which raises true airspeed at a given V-speed and lengthens the takeoff run, so it matters for performance.

Which flap setting does an A320 use for takeoff at EHRD?

In our reference example (70 t, ISA, calm wind, dry runway, full length) the A320 uses CONF 3 here. On a real day the answer moves with weight, temperature, wind and the runway condition; SkyNexus works it out from your SimBrief flight plan and the live METAR.

Which runway at EHRD limits a heavy A320 takeoff?

Near its maximum takeoff weight, at 77 t, the A320 example gets full takeoff thrust (TOGA) with CONF 3, no thrust reduction at all from each runway end. Runway length does not limit a full A320 here on a standard day; heat, a tailwind or a wet runway would change that.