, ▁Amsterdam ▁and ▁G ron ingen . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁community ' s ▁council ▁agreed ▁on ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁allocate ▁' H ak enk amps vel d ', ▁a ▁ 1 2 ▁hect are ▁terrain ▁within ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁E elde , ▁as ▁an ▁air port . ▁The ▁air port ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁by ▁mayor ▁Jan ▁Ger ard ▁Leg ro ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors ▁watched ▁the ▁air ▁show , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁opening . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁first ▁scheduled ▁service ▁between ▁E elde ▁and ▁Amsterdam / S chi ph ol ▁started , ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁vi able . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁the ▁air port ' s ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁" N V ▁L uch th aven ▁E elde ". ▁Stock hold ers ▁were ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁G ron ingen ▁and ▁Dr ent he , ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁G ron ingen , ▁E elde ▁and ▁Ass en ▁and ▁the ▁Ch amb ers ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Fact ories ▁for ▁G ron ingen , ▁Dr ent he ▁and ▁the ▁pe at - colon ies . ▁Now ▁there ▁was ▁money ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁air port . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁air port ' s ▁area ▁covered ▁ 1 2 ▁hect ares . ▁A ▁new ▁service ▁between ▁the ▁air