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Gov't Forcing 6 Companies, 4 Farmers to Move to Expand Lelystad Airport for F-35 Use

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The Dutch government is forcing at least six businesses and four farmers to move so that it can expand Lelystad Airport for stationing F-35 fighter jets there. The Ministry of Defense has determined it needs to expand the airport by 240 hectares, and these business buildings and farmhouses are in the way.

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Four farms and six businesses must disappear. 200 hectares are needed for military infrastructure and 40 hectares for a longer runway.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Four farms and six businesses must make way for the expansion of the defense area around Lelystad Airport. The affected families and entrepreneurs were informed of the plans today.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Four farms and six other businesses must make way for the expansion of Lelystad Airport, which is necessary to station F-35 fighter jets there. State Secretary Derk Boswijk (Defense, CDA) announced this following the weekly cabinet meeting.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Four farms and six businesses must disappear because the Ministry of Defence needs more space around Lelystad Airport. The families and businesses involved were informed of this today. "I understand very well that this is a terrible message," says State Secretary Boswijk (Defence), who will also visit these people later today. The Ministry of Defence will help them move to another location or pay compensation. According to Boswijk, the Ministr…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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State Secretary Derk Boswijk calls it 'simply a worthless story' that four farms and six other businesses are being forced to make way for the expansion of Lelystad Airport, which is needed to station F-35 fighter jets there.

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NOS broke the news in Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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