title: Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland
text: # Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland
  
  Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (LVNL) is the agency in charge of air traffic control in the airspace of the Netherlands. Since 1998 it is an independent government agency. The LVNL is integrated into the Central European Functional Airspace Block (FABEC).
  
  ## History
  
  The origin of the LVNL can be traced back to 1923 when the Royal Aviation Service (Rijksluchtvaartdienst) was created and the Directorate for Aviation Security was created.
  
  ## Organisation
  
  The agency is based at Schiphol airport and has offices at 3 other airports:
  
  * Rotterdam Airport
  * Groningen Airport Eelde
  * Maastricht Aachen Airport
  
  In addition to handling civil aviation traffic in the Netherlands, the LVNL is also responsible for the maintenance of all technical installations required to accomplish this, the provision of aviation information, controller training and provision of aviation maps.
  
  