What is the Lelystad Airport Innovation Area?

Various developments are coming together within the Lelystad Airport Innovation Area. The focus is on three key areas:

• More sustainable aviation: the area offers scope for new forms of aviation, such as electric flight, drones and other innovative aviation concepts.
• More sustainable fuels and energy: the energy transition plays a key role. This includes smart energy solutions, charging infrastructure, storage, hydrogen, synthetic fuels and collaboration with the local community.
• Digital and autonomous systems: new technologies such as sensors, robotisation, real-time data and autonomous processes can contribute to a future-proof airport and a smarter logistics system.

An area for testing, learning and scaling up

The strength of the Lelystad Airport Innovation Area lies in the combination of space, entrepreneurship and collaboration. Together, the airport, the business park and the region form a real-world environment where new ideas can be explored, tested and further developed.

This includes, for example, applications in the fields of charging infrastructure, smart energy hubs, drone flights, autonomous processes and practice-oriented education. This creates an environment where innovation is not only conceived, but also made visible and applicable.

Connected to the region

LAIA does not stand alone. Its development builds on the strengths of Flevoland and the surrounding region: scope for pioneering initiatives, collaboration between public and private sector partners, and strong links with the education sector and the business community.

At national and international level, too, there are opportunities to link up with programmes and networks focusing on sustainable aviation, energy, digitalisation and autonomous systems. This will enable the Lelystad Airport Innovation Area to develop into a recognisable innovation cluster of significance for the region and beyond.

View the interactive visual

This interactive visual illustrates LAIA’s vision. By exploring the various components, you will gain an understanding of the themes, building blocks and partnerships that together form the foundation for this development.

Building the future together

LAIA’s vision is gradually becoming a reality through collaboration. Public authorities, businesses, educational and research institutions, and social partners each contribute their own expertise, role and perspective.

In this way, we are working together to create a future-proof airport environment where cleaner aviation, smart energy, digital applications and talent development reinforce one another.