Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Beating heart of the Dutch economy. Gateway to Europe. Conveniently located at an international crossroads. Location of diverse companies. Some 50,000 people are employed here. Cargo and passenger aircraft take off and land. More than 1 million tons of cargo a year. And many millions of passengers. Arriving, departing, of connecting. Schiphol is extremely popular. For travelers, but also for airline companies and cargo companies. Not surprising. Well equiped runways. Plenty of services. Efficient handling. And extremely comfortable facilities. Everyone likes coming here. And everyone can easily find thear way around. It is one large, bubbling metropolis 24 hours a day. Hence the name AirportCity. The Netherlands' newest city.

Schiphol Airport, facts
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is easily accessible. You can fly almost anywhere from this airport. An extensive network connects Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with more than 120 scheduled flight destinations in Europe. More than 50 European airlines operate to and from Schiphol. This results in more than 3000 departing flights a week.

Schiphol, the hub for Europe
Schiphol is the most preferred transfer airport for many passengers from regional airports. This is why almost half of all passengers choose to connect here. A decision influenced by the minimal connection time (MCT) that applies here. This is a minimum of 40 minutes for a European flight and 50 minutes for an intercontinental connection. The "6-wave system" contributes greatly to this. This system stands for a clustering of European and intercontinental flights of up to six waves of arriving and departing planes. These flights can be conveniently linked. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the center of an extensive distribution network. The connection with the hinterland is excellent. The world is around the corner from the airport because there are 20 companies that fly cargo to and from Schiphol. Moreover, cargo transporters at Schiphol can choose between several independent handlers.

A view in the terminal building.

The hub of the world
About 30 leading airline companies operate regular flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to destinations outside Europe. And vice versa. The airport offers at least 100 regular flight destinations to other continents. In total this means approximately 500 intercontinental departures weekly.
With almost 37 million passengers a year and almost 1.2 million tons of cargo. Schiphol is fourth in European rankings.