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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Amsterdam · Netherlands · Europe/Amsterdam

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6Runways

12,467Longest (ft)

-11Elevation (ft)

230Route Records

79Airline Records

UTC+1Timezone

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Route Intelligence

84Highly Connected

Shortest route

BRUBrussels Airport157.7 km

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Longest route

EZEEzeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini11,462.2 km

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Nearest international

BRUBrussels Airport157.7 km

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Longest international

EZEEzeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini11,462.2 km

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Airport Connectivity Score

84/100

Highly Connected

Destinations served230 destinations

Airline diversity79 airlines

Haul mix coverage4 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

04/226,627 ftAsphaltLIT

06/2411,283 ftAsphaltLIT

09/2711,329 ftAsphaltLIT

18C/36C10,826 ftAsphaltLIT

18L/36R11,155 ftAsphaltLIT

18R/36L12,467 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul

medium-haul

long-haul

ultra-long-haul

Geographic Context

Nearest airport

RTMRotterdam The Hague Airport45 km

Nearest same country

RTMRotterdam The Hague Airport45 km

Nearest international

NRNWeeze (Niederrhein) Airport122.8 km

Farthest airport

CHTInia William Tuuta Memorial Airport19,065.9 km

Within 500 km: 113 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 331 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 638 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1RTMRotterdam The Hague Airport45 kmL

2LEYLelystad Airport53.4 kmM

3DHRDe Kooy Airfield / Den Helder Naval Air Station68.4 kmM

4GLZGilze Rijen Air Base83.2 kmM

5UDEVolkel Air Base97.1 kmM

6WOEWoensdrecht Air Base99.9 kmM

7EINEindhoven Airport104.3 kmL

8LWRLeeuwarden Air Base122.3 kmM

9NRNWeeze (Niederrhein) Airport122.8 kmL

10ANRAntwerp International Airport (Deurne)126 kmM

ATC Frequencies23

APPSchiphol Approach119.055 MHz

APPSchiphol Approach121.205 MHz

ARRSchiphol Arrival118.405 MHz

ARRSchiphol Arrival126.68 MHz

ATISDeparture122.2 MHz

ATISArrival132.98 MHz

CLDSchiphol Planner121.655 MHz

CLDCLNC DEL121.98 MHz

DEPSchiphol Departure119.055 MHz

DEPSchiphol Departure121.205 MHz

FISAmsterdam Information124.3 MHz

GNDRWY 18R121.56 MHz

GNDSchiphol Ground ATC Discretion121.59 MHz

GNDRWY 6/24121.705 MHz

GNDRWY 4/22 9/27 18L/36R121.805 MHz

GNDRWY 18C/36C121.905 MHz

RADARAmsterdam Radar ACC118.805 MHz

RADARAmsterdam Radar ACC120.555 MHz

RADARAmsterdam Radar ACC127.87 MHz

TWRRWY 18C/36L118.105 MHz

TWRRWY 18R/36L118.28 MHz

TWRRWY 04/22 18L/36R119.23 MHz

TWRRWY 6/24135.11 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

737

73H

320

F70

319

EMJ

330

777

332

73W

Sample Routes

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BRUBrussels Airport157.7 km

short-haulKLM Royal Dutch AirlinesCS

DUSDüsseldorf Airport178.3 km

short-haulAlitaliaCS

CGNCologne Bonn Airport229.6 km

short-haulAlitaliaCS

AGPMálaga-Costa del Sol Airport1,883.7 km

medium-haulTransavia Holland

SKGThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport1,904.8 km

medium-haulTransavia Holland

PVKAktion National Airport1,931.1 km

medium-haulTransavia Holland

SINSingapore Changi Airport10,513.9 km

ultra-long-haulKLM Royal Dutch Airlines

LIMJorge Chávez International Airport10,519.9 km

ultra-long-haulAlitaliaCS

Airline Records in Dataset79

JPAdria Airways

EIAer Lingus

SUAeroflot Russian Airlines

3OAir Arabia Maroc

KCAir Astana

BTAir Baltic

ACAir Canada

UXAir Europa

AFAir France

KMAir Malta

APAir One

JUAir Serbia

TSAir Transat

A5Airlinair

AZAlitalia

AAAmerican Airlines

ORArkefly

IZArkia Israel Airlines

OSAustrian Airlines

B2Belavia Belarusian Airlines

BABritish Airways

FBBulgaria Air

CXCathay Pacific

CIChina Airlines

MUChina Eastern Airlines

CZChina Southern Airlines

WXCityJet

OUCroatia Airlines

CYCyprus Airways

OKCzech Airlines

DLDelta Air Lines

BREVA Air

MSEgyptair

LYEl Al Israel Airlines

EKEmirates

OVEstonian Air

ETEthiopian Airlines

EYEtihad Airways

K2Eurolot

AYFinnair

+39 more

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Airport HistoryEst. 1916

Schiphol is the Netherlands' main international airport and KLM's home base. Unique for being built on a drained lake below sea level, it operates as a single-terminal concept despite its enormous scale.

✦Schiphol is built on a lake bed and sits 4 meters below sea level — among the world's lowest airports

✦The airport operates as a single terminal despite being one of Europe's largest

✦Schiphol has its own branch of the Rijksmuseum — the only museum inside a customs area

✦Over 100 nationalities work at Schiphol, making it one of Europe's most international workplaces

✦The name 'Schiphol' possibly derives from 'ship hole' — ships once sank in the lake above it

1916

Military Airfield Opens

Schiphol opens as a military airfield on the drained Haarlemmermeer polder, 4 meters below sea level.

1920

First Scheduled Service

KLM operates its first scheduled service from Schiphol, London–Amsterdam, using a De Havilland DH.16.

1940

German Occupation

Nazi Germany occupies and expands the airport during World War II. Heavily damaged by Allied bombing in 1944.

1967

New Airport Opens

A completely rebuilt Schiphol opens with a revolutionary single-terminal concept, replacing the wartime-era facilities.

1994

Schiphol Plaza Opens

The airport shopping center and railway station integration creates the pioneering 'Airport City' concept.

2003

Pier H Opens

A new pier for non-Schengen flights opens, expanding capacity.

2020

COVID Collapse & Recovery

Passenger numbers collapse from 72 million to 20 million. Airport restructures operations and workforce.

Operator

Royal Schiphol Group1958 – presentDutch state holds 69.8%, Amsterdam city 20%, Rotterdam city 2%

Editorial content based on public records.