▁E elde ▁Airport ▁was ▁established . ▁The ▁committee ▁suggested ▁taking ▁a ▁closer ▁look ▁at ▁regional ▁air ports ▁in ▁other ▁countries ▁and ▁seeing ▁how ▁they ▁had ▁developed . ▁E elde ▁air port ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁key ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁system ▁of ▁infrastr ucture ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Another ▁finding ▁was ▁that ▁aircraft ▁noise ▁was ▁a ▁bigger ▁problem ▁at ▁E elde ▁than ▁at ▁similar ▁air ports . ▁Therefore , ▁a ▁noise ▁poll ution ▁committee ▁was ▁established . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁a ▁new ▁passenger ▁terminal ▁opened ▁and ▁more ▁par king ▁space ▁for ▁cars ▁was ▁constructed . ▁Adding ▁to ▁this , ▁a ▁bus ▁link ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁G ron ingen ▁was ▁established , ▁impro ving ▁the ▁air port ' s ▁access ibility . ▁Work ▁started ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁apr on ▁and ▁add ▁a ▁hang ar . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁min istry ▁of ▁infrastr ucture ▁and ▁the ▁environment ▁published ▁the ▁Struct ural ▁Plan ▁for ▁Civil ▁Aer od rom es . ▁This ▁plan ▁stated ▁that ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁run way ▁by ▁ 5 0 0 ▁metres ▁should ▁be ▁taken ▁into ▁account . ▁This ▁would ▁make ▁fl ights ▁of ▁all ▁aircraft ▁types ▁possible . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s – 1 9 9 0 s ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁buildings ▁housing ▁the ▁State ▁A viation ▁Service ▁( R ij ks l ucht va art dienst ) ▁and ▁the ▁meteor ological ▁service ▁were ▁modern ised