Maastricht Aachen Airport (IATA: MST, ICAO: EHBK) is a regional airport located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northeast of the city of Maastricht in Beek, both municipalities in the Limburg province in the Netherlands. The airport is also 15 NM (28 km; 17 mi) northwest of the city of Aachen, Germany.
It is the second-largest hub for cargo flights in the Netherlands. As of 2011, the airport had a passenger throughput of 360,000 and handled 92,500 tons of cargo.
The Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) of the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) is also located on the airport.
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