Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Guide
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol sits 9 km southwest of Amsterdam city centre and serves as the main international gateway for the Netherlands. It is one of Europe's busiest airports, handling 66.8 million passengers and 473,814 aircraft movements in 2024. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines uses Schiphol as its primary hub, operating thousands of flights monthly alongside its SkyTeam alliance partners.
Schiphol operates on a single-terminal concept, with three departure halls connected to a network of piers stretching airside. The airport connects the Netherlands to 301 destinations, including 124 intercontinental routes, ranking it second in Europe and fifth globally for connectivity. A major infrastructure investment programme is underway, with new Pier A due to open in 2027 and renovations planned across Piers B, C, D, and H/M.
The airport opened for civil aviation in 1920, transitioning fully to commercial use by 1923. Royal Schiphol Group has operated the facility for decades and is expanding capacity to meet growing demand while targeting more sustainable operations.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 67M passengers (2024)6 runwaysopened 1920
- Location
- 52.309, 4.764
- Operator
- Royal Schiphol Group
Terminals
3 terminalsAmsterdam Airport Schiphol has 3 passenger terminals — Departure Hall 1, Departure Hall 2 and Departure Hall 3, handling both international and domestic flights for around 19 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Departure Hall 1Mixed
KLM, KLM Cityhopper, Transavia, Lufthansa, Air France, SAS, Finnair, Austrian, Swiss, LOT Polish Airlines
Concourses Pier B · Pier C · Pier D
- Departure Hall 2International
KLM, Delta Air Lines, Air France, Kenya Airways, China Southern, Xiamen Air, Middle East Airlines
Concourses Pier D · Pier E
- Departure Hall 3Mixed
KLM, Kenya Airways, easyJet, Jet2, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Transavia, Vueling
Concourses Pier F · Pier G · Pier H · Pier M
Nearby cities
5 citiesAmsterdam Airport Schiphol is closest to Haarlem (11 km northwest), and also serves Amsterdam, The Hague and other nearby areas. With 5 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Amsterdam17 km northeast
- Haarlem11 km northwest
- The Hague41 km southwest
- Utrecht48 km east
- Rotterdam60 km south
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