Maastricht de Griend

50°51'18"N 005°41'55"E

Heliport Maastricht was an small helicopter strip at 'de Griend' in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
The terrain had been used as an airfield before in 1921 for sightseeing flights by French aviator Duchereux. His flights led to the idea of a permanent airfield, but this was not to be. 
The heliport opened in 1953, and had services to Cologne and Brussels by Belgian airline Sabena.

Maastricht 'de Griend' as photographed in 1957 (City of Maastricht photo).

Due to a change in safety requirements the flights became uneconomical to continue. The heliport subsequently closed on 20 February 1967. It did not completely disappear, however. A helicopter landing spot still exists at the location, on top of the entrance of the underground parking garage that was built on the river bank.


Helicopter landing spot in July 2011.