Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM), known informally as Schiphol Airport (Dutch: Luchthaven Schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl; sxɪpˈɦɔl]),[lower-alpha 1] is the main international airport of the Netherlands.[7] It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi)[5] southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province of North Holland. It is the world's third busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2021. With almost 72 million passengers in 2019, it is the third-busiest airport in Europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in Europe in terms of aircraft movements. With an annual cargo tonnage of 1.74 million, it is the 4th busiest in Europe. AMS covers a total area of 6,887 acres (10.761 sq mi; 2,787 ha) of land.[2] The airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.

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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Koninklijke Luchthaven Schiphol
IATA: AMS ICAO: EHAM WMO: 06240
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Royal Schiphol Group
Serves	Greater Amsterdam
Location	Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands
Opened	16 September 1916; 106 years ago (1916-09-16)
Hub for	KLM KLM Cargo KLM Cityhopper Martinair
Focus city for	easyJet Transavia TUI fly Netherlands
Elevation AMSL	−11 ft / −3 m
Coordinates	52°18′00″N 4°45′54″E
Website	www.schiphol.nl
Map
AMS/EHAM Location within Greater Amsterdam Show map of Greater Amsterdam AMS/EHAM Location in North Holland Show map of North Holland AMS/EHAM Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands AMS/EHAM Location in Europe Show map of Europe
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18R/36L 'Polderbaan' 3,800 12,467 Asphalt 06/24 'Kaagbaan' 3,500 11,483 Asphalt 09/27 'Buitenveldertbaan' 3,453 11,329 Asphalt 18L/36R 'Aalsmeerbaan' 3,400 11,155 Asphalt 18C/36C 'Zwanenburgbaan' 3,300 10,827 Asphalt 04/22 'Oostbaan' 2,014 6,608 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers 52,472,188 Aircraft movements 266,967 Freight (tonnes) 1,667,304 Economic impact (2016) $27.3 billion[1] Land area 2,787 ha[2]
Sources: CBS,[3] Schiphol Group[4] and AIP[5]

Schiphol is the hub for KLM and its regional affiliate KLM Cityhopper as well as for Corendon Dutch Airlines, Martinair, Transavia and TUI fly Netherlands. The airport also serves as a base for easyJet.

Schiphol opened on 16 September 1916 as a military airbase. The end of the First World War also saw the beginning of civilian use of Schiphol Airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely. By 1940, Schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles. The airport was captured by the German military that same year and renamed Fliegerhorst Schiphol. The airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war, the airfield was soon rebuilt. In 1949, it was decided that Schiphol was to become the primary airport of the Netherlands. Schiphol Airport was voted the Best Airport in Western Europe in 2020.[8]