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|[[KLM]]|[[Aalborg Airport|Aalborg]], [[Aberdeen Airport|Aberdeen]], [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]], [[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]], [[Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]], [[Almaty International Airport|Almaty]], [[Queen Beatrix International Airport|Aruba]], [[Athens International Airport|Athens]], [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]], [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi]], [[Barcelona El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Beijing-Capital]], [[Bergen Airport, Flesland|Bergen]], [[Berlin Tegel Airport|Berlin-Tegel]], [[Billund Airport|Billund]], [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham (UK)]], [[Flamingo International Airport|Bonaire]], [[Bristol Airport|Bristol]], [[Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest-Henri Coandă]], [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]], [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Buenos Aires-Ezeiza]], [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]], [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]], [[Cape Town International Airport|Cape Town]], [[Cardiff Airport|Cardiff]], [[Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport|Chengdu]], [[Chicago-O'Hare]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Hato International Airport|Curaçao]], [[King Fahd International Airport|Dammam]], [[Julius Nyerere International Airport|Dar es Salaam]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Ngurah Rai International Airport|Denpasar/Bali]], [[Doha International Airport|Doha]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai]], [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]], [[Entebbe International Airport|Entebbe]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Fukuoka Airport|Fukuoka]] (begins 3 April 2013),<ref>{{cite press release|title=KLM to launch scheduled service to Fukuoka|url=http://nieuws.klm.com/klm-start-met-lijndienst-naar-fukuoka-en/|publisher=[[KLM]]|date=18 October 2012|accessdate=18 October 2012}}</ref> [[Geneva International Airport|Geneva]], [[Glasgow International Airport|Glasgow-International]], [[José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport|Guayaquil]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport|Hangzhou]], [[Harare International Airport|Harare]], [[José Martí International Airport|Havana]], [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Houston-Intercontinental]], [[Istanbul-Atatürk]], [[Soekarno-Hatta International Airport|Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta]], [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg-OR Tambo]], [[Khartoum International Airport|Khartoum]], [[Kiev-Boryspil]], [[Kigali International Airport|Kigali]], [[Kilimanjaro International Airport|Kilimanjaro]], [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur]], [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait]], [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport|Lagos]], [[Jorge Chávez International Airport|Lima]], [[Lisbon Portela Airport|Lisbon]], [[London-Heathrow]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Quatro de Fevereiro Airport|Luanda]], [[Lusaka International Airport|Lusaka]], [[Madrid-Barajas Airport|Madrid]], [[Manchester Airport|Manchester (UK)]], [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]], [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]], [[Linate Airport|Milan-Linate]], [[Montréal-Trudeau]], [[Moscow-Sheremetyevo]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]], [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta]], [[New York-JFK]], [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka-Kansai]], [[Gardermoen Airport|Oslo]], [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City]], [[Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport|Paramaribo]], [[Paris-Charles de Gaulle]], [[Mariscal Sucre International Airport|Quito]], [[Rio de Janeiro-Galeão]], [[Rome-Fiumicino]], [[Pulkovo Airport|St. Petersburg]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo-Guarulhos]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul-Incheon]], [[Shanghai-Pudong]], [[Singapore Changi Airport|Singapore]], [[Princess Juliana International Airport|St. Maarten]], [[Stavanger Airport, Sola|Stavanger]], [[Stockholm-Arlanda]], [[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei-Taoyuan]], [[Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport|Tehran-Imam Khomeini]], [[Ben Gurion International Airport|Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion]], [[Tokyo-Narita]], [[Toronto-Pearson]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]], [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice-Marco Polo]], [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]], [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw-Chopin]], [[Washington-Dulles]], [[Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport|Xiamen]], [[Zurich Airport|Zürich]] <br> '''Seasonal''': [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]] | B, C, D, E, F |
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|KLM <br>{{nowrap|operated by [[KLM Cityhopper]]}} |[[Aalborg Airport|Aalborg]], [[Ålesund Airport, Vigra|Ålesund]] (begins 4 April 2013), [[EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg|Basel/Mulhouse]], [[Berlin Tegel Airport|Berlin-Tegel]], [[Billund Airport|Billund]], [[Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport|Bologna]], [[Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport|Bordeaux]], [[Bremen Airport|Bremen]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Cardiff Airport|Cardiff]], [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Durham Tees Valley Airport|Durham Tees Valley/Middleton St.George]], [[Düsseldorf International Airport|Düsseldorf]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Geneva International Airport|Geneva]], [[Gothenburg-Landvetter]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[Hannover-Langenhagen Airport|Hanover]], [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]], [[Humberside Airport|Kingston-upon-Hull]], [[Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik|Kristiansand]], [[Leeds Bradford International Airport|Leeds/Bradford]], [[Linköping City Airport|Linköping]], [[London-Heathrow]], [[Luxembourg – Findel Airport|Luxembourg]], [[Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport|Lyon]], [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]], [[Manston Airport|Manston]] (begins 2 April 2013), [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Newcastle Airport|Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]], [[Norwich International Airport|Norwich]], [[Nuremberg Airport|Nuremberg]], [[Prague Ruzyně Airport|Prague]], [[Sandefjord Airport, Torp|Sandefjord]], [[Stuttgart Airport|Stuttgart]], [[Toulouse-Blagnac Airport|Toulouse]], [[Trondheim Airport, Værnes|Trondheim]], [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice-Marco Polo]] (ends 30 March 2013), [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]], [[Zurich Airport|Zürich]] |B, C, D |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Schiphol Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Schiphol Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | −11 ft / −3 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈʃɪpɒl/;[4] Dutch: Luchthaven Schiphol, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʏxtˌɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪpɦɔl]) (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM) is the Netherlands' main international airport, located 20 minutes (4.9 NM (9.1 km; 5.6 mi)[3]) southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. The airport's official English name, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, reflects the original Dutch word order (Luchthaven Schiphol). The airport used to have the IATA code of SPL, which has fallen into disuse and has been replaced by AMS.
The airport is the primary hub for KLM as well as for Arkefly, Corendon Dutch Airlines, Martinair and Transavia. The airport also serves as a European hub for Delta Air Lines and as a base for Vueling. Schiphol is considered to be an Airport City.
Description
Schiphol is an important European airport, ranking as Europe’s 4th busiest and the world's 16th busiest by total passenger traffic in 2012 (14th in 2011). It also ranks as the world’s 5th busiest by international passenger traffic and the world’s 17th largest for cargo tonnage.
49.8 million passengers passed through the airport in 2011, a 10% increase compared with 2010.[2]
Schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are London Heathrow Airport, Frankfurt Airport, Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and Madrid-Barajas Airport. Additionally, the combined Växjö-Kalmar cluster, enhanced by the Chinese Fanerdun "take-off" initiative constitutes perhaps the most potent threat to Schiphol as an expanded airport is being considered to dominate Northern European commerce and beyond.
In 2010, 65.9% of passengers using the airport flew to and from Europe, 11.7% to and from North America and 8.8% to and from Asia; cargo volume was mainly between Schiphol and Asia (45%) and North America (17%).[5]
In 2010, 106 carriers provided a total of 301 destinations on a regular basis. Passenger destinations were offered by 91 airlines. Direct (non-stop) destinations grew by 9 to 274. Regular destinations serviced exclusively by full freighters (non-passenger) grew with 8 to a total of 27.[6]
Schiphol has six runways, one of which is used mainly by general aviation aircraft. The northern end of the Polderbaan, the name of the last runway to be constructed, is 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the control tower, causing lengthy taxi times (up to 20 min) to the terminal.[7] Plans have been made for a seventh runway.[citation needed]
The airport is built as one large terminal (single terminal concept), split into three large departure halls, which converge again once airside. The most recent of these was completed in 1994, and expanded in 2007 with a new part, named Terminal 4, although this part is not recognised as a separate building. Plans for further terminal expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the Zwanenburgbaan and Polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.
Because of intense traffic and high landing fees, some low cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Eindhoven Airport. Many low cost carriers like EasyJet continue to operate from Schiphol, using the low-cost H-pier.
Schiphol is the home base of Arkefly, Corendon Dutch Airlines, KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines), Martinair and Transavia. Schiphol was the home base of Amsterdam Airlines, which ceased operations on 31 October 2011
The Schiphol Air traffic control tower, with a height of 101 m (331 ft), was the tallest in the world when constructed in 1991.[citation needed] Schiphol is geographically one of the world's lowest major commercial airports. The entire airport is below sea level; the lowest point sits at 11 ft (3.4 m) below sea level (or 4.5 ft (1.4 m) below the Dutch Normaal Amsterdams Peil (NAP)); the runways are around 3 m (9.8 ft) below NAP.[8][9]
Schiphol is equipped with 18 double jetway gates in preparation for airlines introducing the Airbus A380. Emirates was the first airline to the A380 to Schiphol in August 2012, deploying the aircraft on its daily Dubai-Amsterdam service.[10]
Infrastructure
Schiphol has large shopping areas as a source of revenue and as an additional attraction for passengers. Schiphol Plaza is the shopping centre before customs, hence it is used by air travelers and non-traveling visitors.
The Rijksmuseum operates an annex at the airport, offering a small overview of both classical and contemporary art.[11] Admission to the exhibits is free.
In summer 2010, the world's first permanent airport library opened alongside the museum, providing passengers access to a collection of 1,200 books (translated into 29 languages) by Dutch authors or on subjects relating to the country’s history and culture. The 968 sq ft (89.9 m2) library offers e-books and music by Dutch artists and composers that can be downloaded free of charge to a laptop or mobile device.[12]
Schiphol has its own mortuary, where the dead can be handled and kept before departure or after arrival. Since October 2006, people can also get married at Schiphol.[13]
For aviation enthusiasts, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has a large rooftop viewing area, called the Panoramaterras. It is not accessible to connecting passengers unless they first exit the airport. Enthusiasts and the public can enter, free of charge, from the airport's landside. Since June 2011, it is the location for a KLM Cityhopper Fokker 100, modified to be a viewing exhibit.[14] Besides the Panoramaterras, Schiphol has other spotting sites, especially along the newest Polderbaan runway and at the McDonald's restaurant at the north side of the airport.
In 1967, Dutch designer Benno Wissing created a signage for Schiphol Airport renowned for its lucid typography and rigorous color coding; to avoid confusion, he banned any other signage in his chosen shades of yellow and green.[15] A new wayfinding signage at Schiphol was designed in 1991 by Paul Mijksenaar.[16]
History
Schiphol opened on 16 September 1916 as a military airbase, with a few barracks and a field serving as platform and runways. When civil aircraft started to use the field (17 December 1920) it was often called Schiphol-les-bains. The Fokker aircraft manufacturer started a factory near Schiphol airport in 1919.[17]
By 1940 Schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles, all 1020 meters or less. One was extended to become today's runway 4/22; two others crossed that runway at 52°18′43″N 4°48′00″E / 52.312°N 4.800°E.
Schiphol's name is derived from a former fortification named Fort Schiphol which was part of the Stelling van Amsterdam defence works.[18] Before 1852, the Haarlemmermeer polder in which the airport lies was a large lake, in the shallow waters of which sudden violent storms could claim many ships. This was the main reason for reclaiming it. In English, Schiphol translates to 'Ship Grave', a reference to the number of ships lost in the area.
Terminal
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Layout
Schiphol uses a one terminal concept, where all facilities are located under a single roof, fanning off the central 'plaza'. The areas, though, are divided into three sections or halls: 1, 2 and 3. To all of these halls, piers or concourses are connected. However, it is possible, on both sides of security or customs, to walk from one pier to another, even if they are connected to different halls. The exception to this is the low-cost pier M: once airside (i.e. past security), passengers cannot go to any of the other halls or piers. Immigration control separates Schengen from non-Schengen Areas. Schiphol Airport has approximately 165 boarding gates available.
- Departure Hall 1
- Consists of Piers B and C – both of which are dedicated Schengen areas.
- Departure Hall 2
- Consists of Piers D and E.
- Pier D is the largest pier and has two floor levels. The lower floor is used for non-Schengen flights, the upper floor is used for Schengen flights. By using stairs, the same jetways are used to access the aircraft. Schengen gates are numbered D-59 and up, non-Schengen gates are numbered from D-1 to D-57.
- Pier E is a dedicated non-Schengen area.
- Departure Hall 3
- Consists of F, G, H and M.
- Piers F, G and H are non-Schengen areas.
- Piers M is a dedicated Schengen area.
- Piers H and M are the low-cost piers.
Note: The airlines and destinations listed are not definite since very few airlines have a dedicated pier or gates; the piers listed below are based on regularity.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
Other users
- Dutch Coast Guard (aircraft operated by the Royal Netherlands Air Force)
- Dienst Luchtvaart Politie
- Dutch Dakota Association
Traffic volume
| Rank | City | Passengers | Top Carriers |
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| 1 |  London (Heathrow), United Kingdom
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1,406,525 | British Airways, KLM, KLM Cityhopper |
| 2 |  Barcelona, Spain
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1,331,671 | Easy Jet, KLM, Transavia, Vueling |
| 3 | Madrid, Spain
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1,165,844 | Air Europa, Easy Jet, Iberia, KLM |
| 4 |  Paris (Charles de Gaulle), France
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1,050,933 | Air France, KLM |
| 5 |  Rome (Fiumicino), Italy
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914,057 | Alitalia, Easy Jet, KLM |
| 6 |  Copenhagen, Denmark
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831,251 | KLM, KLM Cityhopper, Norwegian, Scandinavian Airlines |
| 7 |  Frankfurt, Germany
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850,757 | KLM Cityhopper, Lufthansa |
| 8 | Munich, Germany
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675,930 | KLM, KLM Cityhopper, Lufthansa CityLine |
| 9 |  Zurich, Swtizerland
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665,995 | KLM, Swiss |
| 10 | London (Gatwick), United Kingdom
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635,716 | British Airways, EasyJet |
| 11 | Manchester, United Kingdom
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629,051 | EasyJet, KLM, KLM Cityhopper |
| 12 |  Oslo, Norway
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596,557 | KLM, Norwegian, Scandinavian Airlines |
| 13 | Geneva, Switzerland
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593,098 | EasyJet Switzerland, KLM, KLM Cityhopper |
| 14 |  Stockholm (Arlanda), Sweden
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564,404 | KLM, Norwegian, Scandinavian Airlines |
| 15 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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563,979 | Easy Jet, KLM, KLM Cityhopper |
| 16 | Milan (Malpensa), Italy
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551,051 | Alitalia, Easy Jet, Neos |
| 17 |  Istanbul (Atatürk), Turkey
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527,246 | Corendon, Freebird, KLM, Onur Air, Turkish Airlines |
| 18 |  Vienna, Austria
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526,321 | Austrian Airlines, KLM, KLM Cityhopper |
| 19 |  Lisbon, Portugal
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479,936 | KLM, TAP Portugal, Transavia |
| Rank | City | Passengers | Top Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antalya, Turkey
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725,397 | Arkefly, Corendon, Freebird, Onur Air, Pegasus, Sky Airlines, Transavia |
| 2 |  Detroit, United States
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606,210 | Delta |
| 3 | New York (JFK), United States
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559,062 | Delta, KLM |
| 3 |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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525,622 | Arkefly, Emirats, Garuda Indonesia, KLM |
| 4 | Atlanta, United States
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459,013 | Delta, KLM |
| 5 | Minneapolis/Saint Paul, United States
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448,059 | Delta |
| 6 |  Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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411,792 | Cathay Pacific, KLM |
| 7 |  Nairobi, Kenya
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409,054 | Kenya Airways, KLM |
| 8 |  Curaçao, Curaçao
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408,791 | Arkefly, KLM |
| 9 |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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395,889 | KLM, Malaysia Airlines |
| 10 |  Toronto, Canada
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385,247 | Arkefly, Air Transat, KLM |
| 11 |  Tel Aviv, Israel
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382,429 | KLM, El Al, Arkia, Israir, Sun d'Or |
| 12 |  Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi), Thailand
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383,255 | China Airlines, EVA Air, KLM |
| 13 |  Singapore, Singapore
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325,929 | KLM, Singapore Airlines |
| 14 |  Shanghai (Pudong), China
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325,590 | KLM |
| 15 | Houston, United States
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365,049 | KLM, United/Continental |
| 16 |  Paramaribo, Suriname
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267,195 | KLM, Surinam Airways |
| 17 | Chicago (O'Hare), United States
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265,123 | KLM, United Airlines |
| 18 | Newark, United States
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262,267 | Delta, United/Continental |
| 19 | Washington (Dulles), United States
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256,842 | KLM, United Airlines |
Runways
| Number | Runway direction/code | Length (in metres and feet) |
Runway common name | source of the name | Surface | Notes |
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| 1 | 18R/36L | 3,800 m 12,467 ft |
Polderbaan | decided via contest. 'Polder' is the Dutch word for land reclaimed from a body of water. Schiphol Airport is situated in a polder. | Asphalt | newest runway, opened 2003 Located to reduce the noise impact on the surrounding population; aircraft have a lengthy 15 minute taxi to and from the Terminal. The intended landing runway for Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, which crashed in a field just short of the runway. |
| 2 | 06/24 | 3,500 m 11,483 ft |
Kaagbaan | named after the Kagerplassen which lies at the end of the runway | Asphalt | De Kaagbaan offered a nice location for spotters until the spotting-location was closed in January 2008[31] |
| 3 | 09/27 | 3,453 m 11,329 ft |
Buitenveldertbaan | named after Buitenveldert, a part of Amsterdam | Asphalt | El Al Flight 1862 was trying to land at this runway when it crashed into a block of flats in the Bijlmermeer.[32] |
| 4 | 18L/36R | 3,400 m 11,155 ft |
Aalsmeerbaan | named after Aalsmeer | Asphalt | - |
| 5 | 18C/36C | 3,300 m 10,826 ft |
Zwanenburgbaan | named after village Zwanenburg | Asphalt | El Al Flight 1862 took off from this runway before crashing into flats in the Bijlmermeer when the plane was trying to return to the airport[32] |
| 6 | 04/22 | 2,014 m 6,608 ft |
Oostbaan | most Eastern (Oost) of all runways | Asphalt | In October 2010 a B-737 of Corendon Airlines overshot this short runway and ended up with its nosegear in the mud[33] |
Other facilities
TransPort Building on the Schiphol Airport property houses the head offices of Martinair and Transavia.com.[34] Construction on the building, which has 10,800 m2 (116,000 sq ft) of lettable space, began on 17 March 2009. Schiphol Group and the architect firm Paul de Ruiter designed the building, while De Vries and Verburg, a firm of Stolwijk, constructed the building.[35]
World Trade Center Schiphol Airport houses the head office of SkyTeam,[36][37] the Netherlands office of China Southern Airlines,[38] and the Netherlands offices of Iran Air.[39] The head office of Schiphol Group, the airport's operator, is located on the airport property.[40] The Convair Building, with its development beginning after a parcel was earmarked for its development in 1999, houses KLM offices,[41] including KLM Recruitment Services and the head office of KLM Cityhopper.[42][43] The original control tower of Schiphol Airport, which the airport authorities had moved slightly from its original location, now houses a restaurant.[41] The area Schiphol-Rijk includes the head offices of Arkefly and Amsterdam Airlines.[44][45]
At one time KLM had its head office on the grounds of Schiphol Airport.[46] Its current head office in Amstelveen had a scheduled completion at the end of 1970.[47] Previously Martinair had its head office in the Schiphol Center (Dutch: Schiphol Centrum) at Schiphol Airport.[48][49] Previously the head office of Transavia.com was in the Building Triport III at Schiphol Airport.[50][51][52] NLM Cityhopper and later KLM Cityhopper previously had their head offices in Schiphol Airport building 70.[53][53]
Nippon Cargo Airlines has its Europe regional headquarters at Schiphol.[54] The National Aerospace Museum Aviodome-Schiphol was previously located at Schiphol.[55] In 2003 the museum moved to Lelystad Airport and was renamed the "Aviodrome."[56]
Ground transport
Rail
The Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the national Dutch train operator, has a major passenger railway station directly underneath the passenger terminal complex and offers transportation into Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague, Rotterdam and many other cities.[57] There are intercity connections to Amsterdam Centraal, Utrecht Centraal, both The Hague Centraal and The Hague HS, Rotterdam Centraal, Eindhoven, Groningen and Enschede. Schiphol is also a stop for the international high-speed train Thalys, connecting the airport with a direct train connection to Antwerp, Brussels and Paris. NS Hispeed operates an InterCity train service from Schiphol airport to Berlin every two hours. It runs via Amsterdam Zuid, Amersfoort, Bad Bentheim, Osnabrück and Hannover, taking about 6.5 hours from Schiphol to Berlin. From 9 December 2012 the service to and from Berlin will be rerouted to Amsterdam Centraal and not call at Schiphol anymore.
Bus
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is also easily accessible by bus, as many services call or terminate at the bus station located outside in front of the terminal building.[58] Bus journeys can be planned using the nationwide journey planner 9292.
| Destination | Service(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aalsmeer | 198 | |
| Alphen aan den Rijn | 370 | |
| Amstelveen | 186, 199, 300, night bus N30 | |
| Amsterdam, Leidseplein | 197, night bus N97 | Leidseplein is the closest destination to Amsterdam's city centre that is served by bus from Schiphol. |
| Amsterdam, Osdorp | 69, 192 | |
| Amsterdam, Slotervaart | 69, 195 | |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam-Zuid and Buitenveldert | 310 | |
| Haarlem | 300, night bus N30 | |
| Hoofddorp | 196, 300, 310, night bus N30 | |
| Keukenhof Gardens | 58 (seasonal) | |
| Lisse | 61 | |
| Leimuiden | 370 | |
| Ouderkerk aan de Amstel | 300, night bus N30 | |
| Sassenheim | 61 | |
| Vijfhuizen | 300, night bus N30 |
Car
Schiphol Airport can easily be reached by car via the highways A4 and A9. Schiphol offers several car parking facilities, known as short stay, long stay and Smart Parking.[59][60][61]
Accidents and incidents
- 14 November 1946, a Douglas C-47 operated by KLM from London approached Schiphol during bad weather conditions. The first two attempts to land failed. During the third attempt, the pilot realized that the airplane was not lined up properly with the runway. A sharp left turn was made at low speed, causing the left wing to hit the ground. The airplane crashed and caught fire, killing all 26 people on board, including the plane's crew of five.
- 4 October 1992, El Al Flight 1862, a Boeing 747 cargo airplane heading to Tel Aviv, suffered physical engine separation of both right-wing engines (#3 and #4) just after taking off from Schiphol and crashed into an apartment building in the Bijlmer neighbourhood of Amsterdam while attempting to return to the airport. A total of 43 people were killed, including the plane's crew of three and a "non revenue passenger". Several others were injured.
- 4 April 1994, Flight KL433 to Cardiff, a Saab 340 operated by KLM Cityhopper, returned to Schiphol after setting the number two engine to flight idle because the crew mistakenly believed that the engine suffered from low oil pressure because of a faulty warning light. On final approach at a height of 90 ft (27 m), the captain decided to go-around and gave full throttle on only the number one engine leaving the other in flight idle. The airplane rolled to the right, pitched up, stalled and hit the ground at 80 degrees bank. Of the twenty-four people on board, three were killed including the captain. Nine others were seriously injured.
- 24 December 1997, a Boeing 757–200 of Transavia Airlines overshot/overran runway 19L, nowadays known as 36C/18C (former 01L/19L), causing the nosegear to collapse. no persons were injured. the plane has never flown since, because it was permanently written off. the planes registration was PH-TKC. The Dutch authorities stated that the plane should have been diverted either to Brussels or Rotterdam. It didn't causing the plane to overrun the Zwanenburgbaan runway.
- 25 February 2005, a diamond robbery occurred at Schipol's cargo terminal, the robbers using a stolen KLM van to gain airside access. The estimated value of the stones was around 75 million euros, making it the largest diamond robbery ever recorded.[62]
- 27 October 2005, a fire broke out at the airport's detention centre, killing 11 people and injuring 15. The complex was holding 350 people at the time of the incident. Results from the investigation almost one year later showed that fire safety precautions were not in force. A national outrage resulted in the resignation of Justice Minister Donner (CDA) and Mayor Hartog of Haarlemmermeer. Spatial Planning Minister Dekker (VVD) resigned as well, because she bore responsibility for the construction, safety, and maintenance of state-owned buildings.
- 25 February 2009, Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, a Boeing 737–800 from Istanbul crashed on approach to the airport's Polderbaan, just 1 km short of the runway. The plane carried 128 passengers and 7 crew on board. 9 people were killed and a further 86 were injured, including six with serious injuries. An initial report from the Dutch Safety Board revealed that the left radio altimeter had failed to provide the correct height above the ground and suddenly reported −8 ft (−2.4 m). As a cause of this the autothrottle system closed the thrust levers to idle, as it is programmed to reduce thrust when below 27 ft (8.2 m) radio altitude. This eventually resulted in a dropping airspeed which was not acted upon until it was too late to recover and the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field.
- 25 December 2009, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, an Islamic terrorist from Nigeria, set off an explosive device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253, an Airbus A330 from Schiphol as the plane was landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan. The device failed to go off correctly, and the suspect suffered burns to his lower body. Three other passengers had minor injuries.[63]
- 13 January 2010, an Arkefly Boeing 767–300 PH-AHQ operating flight OR361 from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Aruba Airport declared an emergency after a man who claimed to have a bomb on board began a struggle with the flight crew, the aircraft made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport. Gardai stormed the plane and arrested the man, where he was taken to Shannon Garda station. A passenger who had surgery the previous month collapsed in the terminal while waiting for the continuation of the flight and had to be taken to a local hospital. A replacement aircraft, also a Boeing 767–300, continued the flight to Aruba.
- 2 March 2010, a Corendon Airlines pilot, of Swedish origin, was arrested at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol after flying commercial jets for 13 years without a licence. He was due to fly a Boeing 737–400 to Ankara, Turkey with 101 passengers on board when the Dutch police arrested him.[64][65] A back-up pilot was standing by to fly the jet to its destination. It is reported that he had clocked up to 10,000 hours flying passenger jets for various European airlines and 2 years with Corendon Airlines before the tip off from Swedish authorities. The licence he held was to fly light aircraft, but that licence expired 13 years before the incident.[66]
- 2 October 2010, a Corendon Airlines Boeing 737–400 landed in bad weather on the short (2,014 metres (6,608 ft)*) Oostbaan (04/22) and the plane overshot the runway resulting in the nosewheel landing in the mud at the end of the runway. According to the airline, this runway should not have been used in heavy rain.[33]
- 13 February 2012, Dutch police arrested a man who locked himself in the toilets and claimed to have a bomb. Two terminals were evacuated at 11:30am (local time). The terminals reopened 4 hours later and police reassured the public and staff that the man posed no threat.
- 29 August 2012, a 500-pound bomb was found by workers during construction. The C and D building of Schiphol were evacuated as officials investigated the bomb. The bomb was most likely set during the Second World War, as Schiphol was bombarded numerous times. No injuries have been reported.
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Bibliography
- Heuvel, Coen van den. Schiphol, een Wereldluchthaven in Beeld, Holkema & Warendorf, 1992, 978-9-0269-6271-4
External links
- Official website
- Amsterdam Airport information
- Fire Brigade Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Schiphol Mortuary (Dutch only)
- Accident history for AMS at Aviation Safety Network
- Live air traffic tracking on Schiphol using Casper system integrated with Google Maps
- Amsterdam Airport Rail information