Editing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (section)

===Runways===
Schiphol has six [[runway]]s, one of which is used mainly by [[general aviation]].<ref name="AIP" /> The airport covers a total area of 6,887 acres (2,787 ha) of land.<ref name="landArea"/>

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! Number
! Runway direction/code
! Length
! Width
! Common name
! Namesake
! Surface
! Notes
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|1||18R/36L||style="text-align:right;"|{{formatnum:3800}}&nbsp;m<br />{{formatnum:12467}}&nbsp;ft||style="text-align:right;"|{{formatnum:60}}&nbsp;m<br />{{formatnum:197}}&nbsp;ft||style="text-align:center;"|'''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 in 2003. Own control tower.<br />Located to reduce the noise impact on the surrounding population. Takeoffs only northbound and landings only southbound. The nearest end is located {{cvt|5|km}} from the terminal building, and aircraft have a 10 to 20-minute taxi to and from the terminal.
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|2||06/24||style="text-align:right;"|{{formatnum:3500}}&nbsp;m<br />{{formatnum:11483}}&nbsp;ft||style="text-align:right;"|{{formatnum:45}}&nbsp;m<br />{{formatnum:148}}&nbsp;ft||style="text-align:center;"|'''Kaagbaan'''||Named after Kaag, a small village which lies beyond the southwest end of the runway.||Asphalt||Opened in 1960. The Kaagbaan offered a location for [[Aircraft spotting|spotters]] until the spotting location was closed in January 2008.<ref name="spotters">{{cite web |url=http://www.vakantielandnederland.nl/vliegtuigen_spotten.htm |title=Thelma's Aircraft Spotting |publisher=vakantielandnederland.nl |language=nl |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216121001/http://www.vakantielandnederland.nl/vliegtuigen_spotten.htm |archive-date=16 December 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|3||09/27||style="text-align:right;"|{{formatnum:3453}}&nbsp;m<br /> {{formatnum:11329}}&nbsp;ft||style="text-align:right;"|{{formatnum:45}}&nbsp;m<br />{{formatnum:148}}&nbsp;ft||style="text-align:center;"|'''Buitenveldertbaan'''||Named after [[Buitenveldert]], a neighbourhood of Amsterdam that lies under its approach.||Asphalt||Opened in 1967. [[El Al Flight 1862]] was trying to make an emergency landing on this runway when it crashed into a block of flats in the [[Bijlmermeer]].<ref name="a52">
{{cite web |url=http://members.chello.nl/wiers/bijlmer/Gebeurtenissen.htm |title=Webpage on the accident El-Al 1852 |access-date=10 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207094019/http://members.chello.nl/wiers/bijlmer/Gebeurtenissen.htm |archive-date=7 February 2012 |url-status=dead}} 
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|4||18L/36R||style="text-align:right;"|{{formatnum:3400}}&nbsp;m<br /> {{formatnum:11155}}&nbsp;ft||style="text-align:right;"|{{formatnum:45}}&nbsp;m<br />{{formatnum:148}}&nbsp;ft||style="text-align:center;"|'''Aalsmeerbaan'''||Named after the town of [[Aalsmeer]] which lies beyond the end of the runway.||Asphalt||Opened in 1950.
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|5||18C/36C||style="text-align:right;"|{{formatnum:3300}}&nbsp;m<br /> {{formatnum:10826}}&nbsp;ft||style="text-align:right;"|{{formatnum:45}}&nbsp;m<br />{{formatnum:148}}&nbsp;ft||style="text-align:center;"|'''Zwanenburgbaan'''||Named after the village of [[Zwanenburg]] that lies under its approach.||Asphalt||Opened in 1968. [[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.<ref name="a52" />
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|6||04/22||style="text-align:right;"|{{formatnum:2014}}&nbsp;m<br /> {{formatnum:6608}}&nbsp;ft||style="text-align:right;"|{{formatnum:45}}&nbsp;m<br />{{formatnum:148}}&nbsp;ft||style="text-align:center;"|'''Oostbaan'''||Most eastern of all runways ("oost" is Dutch for "east").||Asphalt||Opened in 1945. Primarily used for general aviation traffic.<ref name="AIP" /> In October 2010 a [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737–400]] of [[Corendon Airlines]] overran the short runway and ended up with its nosegear in the mud.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hradecky |first1=Simon |title=Incident: Corendon B734 at Amsterdam on Oct 2nd 2010, overran runway on landing |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=431b39fa&opt=0 |website=The Aviation Herald |access-date=24 May 2021 |archive-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524114723/http://avherald.com/h?article=431b39fa&opt=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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