▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁N V ▁L ucht va art terre in ▁No ord - N eder land . ▁The ▁national ▁government ▁should ered ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁rest oring ▁the ▁dam aged ▁d rain age ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁air field . ▁The ▁government ▁subs id ized ▁further ▁develop ments ▁at ▁the ▁air port ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁meet ▁international ▁standards ▁and ▁remain ▁registered ▁for ▁av iation . ▁ ▁The ▁air port ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁air port ▁for ▁fl ights ▁bound ▁for ▁Amsterdam / S chi ph ol , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁To ▁c ater ▁for ▁these ▁devi ating ▁aircraft , ▁a ▁new ▁base ▁plan ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁lev elling ▁and ▁d rain age ▁of ▁the ▁run ways ▁( with ▁an ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 ▁metres ▁long ▁main ▁run way ▁and ▁a ▁secondary ▁meas uring ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁metres ), ▁tax i ways ▁and ▁apr on . ▁The ▁new ▁run ways ▁were ▁finally ▁ready ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁making ▁the ▁site ▁an ▁official ▁aer od rome . ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁R ij ks l ucht va art school ▁( RL S )   – ▁or ▁National ▁A viation ▁Academy ▁in ▁English   – ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁air port ▁from ▁Gil ze - R ij en . ▁The ▁K LM ▁would ▁ac quire ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁R LS