Editing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Terminal===
[[File:Amsterdam Schiphol Airport entry.jpg|thumb|The main entrance of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]
[[File:Europa 2015 (1084).jpg|thumb|Check-in hall interior at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]
[[File:Luchthaven Schiphol Amsterdam Airport KLM Cargo Boeing Jumbo Taxiway Bridge Highway A4 E19 Foto Wolfgang Pehlemann IMG 2267.jpg|thumb|[[KLM Cargo]] [[Boeing 747-400ERF]] on the taxiway bridge crossing the highway A4/E19]]
[[File:Schiphol Tower.jpg|thumb|Schiphol control tower]]
[[File:Schiphol airport at dawn.jpg|right|thumb|All the airport's six runways viewed from an airplane taking off at dawn]]
Schiphol uses a one-terminal concept, where all facilities are located under a single roof, radiating from the central plaza, Schiphol Plaza. The terminal is divided into three sections or halls designated 1, 2 and 3. The piers and concourses of each hall are connected so that it is possible, on both sides of security or border inspection, to walk between piers and halls, although border control separates [[Schengen Area|Schengen]] from non-Schengen areas. The exception to this is the low-cost pier M: once airside (past security), passengers cannot access any other areas.

Schiphol Airport has approximately 223<ref>{{cite web |title=Infrastructure {{!}} Traffic review 2019 |url=https://www.annualreportschiphol.com/trafficreview2019/infrastructure |website=Schiphol |language=en-gb |access-date=2020-05-11 |archive-date=26 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326095315/https://www.annualreportschiphol.com/trafficreview2019/infrastructure |url-status=live }}</ref> boarding gates including eighteen double [[jetway]] gates used for widebody aircraft. The airport adopted a distinctive design, with the second jetway extending over the aircraft wing hanging from a steel cantilever structure. Gradual refurbishments have seen these jetways replaced with a more conventional layout with the last two taken out of use in November 2024. Two gates feature a third jetway for handling of the [[Airbus A380]]. [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] was the first airline to fly the A380 to Schiphol in August 2012, deploying the aircraft on its double daily Dubai–Amsterdam service.<ref>
[https://www.emirates.com/nl/English/about/news/news_detail.aspx?article=804226 "Amsterdam joins Emirates' A380 network"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110235623/http://www.emirates.com/nl/English/about/news/news_detail.aspx?article=804226 |date=10 November 2013 }} . ''Emirates Netherlands''. (15 February 2012).
</ref> [[China Southern Airlines]] also used the A380 on its Beijing–Amsterdam route before removing the type from service at the end of 2022,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sipinski |first=Dominik |date=2022-11-09 |title=China Southern Airlines ends A380 operations |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/121359-china-southern-airlines-ends-a380-operations |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250207204837/https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/121359-china-southern-airlines-ends-a380-operations |archive-date=2025-02-07 |access-date=2025-04-02 |work=ch-aviation |language=en-US}}</ref> leaving Emirates as the sole A380 operator at Schiphol Airport as of 2023.

Schiphol has large [[shopping mall|shopping areas]], primarily on the ground floor, as a source of revenue and as an additional attraction for passengers. Schiphol Plaza not only connects the three terminal halls but also houses other facilities. This is a large pre-security [[shopping centre]] and the [[Schiphol Airport railway station]]. These facilities are also attracting general visitors.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

The 1st floor{{efn|The Netherlands numbers floors from 0th floor and up.}} hosts the luggage check-in lines, many of them automated, as well as various [[duty-free]] refund booths. Available seating is limited on this floor.

Notable public artworks in the airport include the [[Real Time (art series)|Schiphol clock]] by [[Maarten Baas]], in which a man behind a translucent screen appears to paint the minutes of an analog clock by hand.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hohenadel |first1=Kristin |title=A New Clock at Amsterdam's Airport Features a Man Painting the Minutes by Hand |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/07/martin-baas-giant-real-time-clock-at-schiphol-airport-features-a-man-painting-the-minutes-for-12-hours.html |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=[[Slate Magazine]] |date=7 July 2016 |language=en |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319222653/https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/07/martin-baas-giant-real-time-clock-at-schiphol-airport-features-a-man-painting-the-minutes-for-12-hours.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Departure Hall 1====
Departure Hall 1 consists of Piers B and C, both of which are dedicated Schengen areas and share D-pier with Departure Hall 2. Pier B has 14 gates and Pier C has 21 gates.

====Departure Hall 2====
Departure Hall 2 consists of Piers D and E.

Pier D is the largest pier and has two levels. The lower floor houses non-Schengen flights and the upper floor is used for Schengen flights. By using stairs, the same jetways are used to access the aircraft. Schengen gates are numbered beginning with D-59; non-Schengen gates are numbered from D-1 to D-57.

Pier E is a dedicated non-Schengen area and has fourteen gates. It is typically home to [[SkyTeam]] hub airlines [[Delta Air Lines]] and [[KLM]], along with other members, such as [[China Airlines]] and [[China Southern Airlines]]. Other Middle Eastern and Asian airlines such as [[Air Astana]], [[EVA Air]], [[Etihad Airways]] and [[Iran Air]] also typically operate out of Pier E.

====Departure Hall 3====
Departure Hall 3 consists of three piers: F, G, and H/M. Pier F has eight gates and is typically dominated by SkyTeam members such as primary airline KLM, [[Kenya Airways]], China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and other members. Pier G has thirteen gates. Piers F and G are non-Schengen areas.

Piers H and M are physically one concourse consisting of seven shared gates and are home to [[low-cost carrier|low-cost airlines]]. Operating completely separately, H handles non-Schengen flights while M is dedicated to flights within the Schengen area.

====A380====
Gates G9, E18 and E24 (E24 refurbished in 2019) are equipped to handle daily [[Airbus A380]] service by [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]. [[China Southern Airlines]] also operated the type before withdrawing it from service at the end of 2022, leaving Emirates as the only A380 operator at Schiphol as of 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/3/airports/schiphol-schept-extra-ruimte-voor-airbus-a380 |title=Schiphol schept extra ruimte voor Airbus A380 |access-date=8 August 2019 |date=8 January 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807214547/https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/3/airports/schiphol-schept-extra-ruimte-voor-airbus-a380 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====General aviation terminal====
A new [[general aviation]] terminal was opened in 2011 on the east side of the airport, operated as the ''KLM Jet Center''. The new terminal building has a floorspace of {{cvt|6000|m2|adj=on}}; {{cvt|1000|m2|adj=on}} for the actual terminal and lounges, {{cvt|4000|m2|adj=on}} for office space and {{cvt|1000|m2|adj=on}} for parking.<ref>Schiphol.nl – [https://www.schiphol.nl/SchipholGroup1/NieuwsPers/Persbericht/NewGeneralAviationTerminalAtSchipholEastOpenedForUse.htm New General Aviation Terminal at Schiphol-East opened for use] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704081804/http://www.schiphol.nl/SchipholGroup1/NieuwsPers/Persbericht/NewGeneralAviationTerminalAtSchipholEastOpenedForUse.htm |date=4 July 2014 }}, article retrieved 8 June 2014.</ref>

The centre and its activities were sold to the Swiss company Jet Aviation in October 2018<ref>KLM.com Newsroom - [https://news.klm.com/klm-sells-klm-jet-center-to-jet-aviation/ KLM sells KLM Jet Center to Jet Aviation]</ref> and was rebranded as Jet Aviation Amsterdam.

====Other facilities====
The [[Rijksmuseum Amsterdam|Rijksmuseum]] operates an annex at the airport, offering a small overview of both classical and contemporary art.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/typically-dutch |title=Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol |publisher=Rijksmuseum |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-date=31 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531102614/https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/typically-dutch |url-status=live }}</ref> Admission to the exhibits is free, but requires a plane ticket as it is situated in the passenger transit zone.

In the summer of 2010, Schiphol Airport Library opened alongside the museum, providing passengers access to a collection of 1,200 books (translated into 29 languages) by Dutch authors on subjects relating to the country's history and culture. The {{cvt|968|sqft|order=flip}} library offers e-books and music by Dutch artists and composers that can be downloaded free of charge to a laptop or mobile device.<ref name="clark">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/arts/16iht-library.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Nicola |last=Clark |title=At Schiphol, an Unlikely Sanctuary of Books |date=15 September 2010 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-date=31 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531124705/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/arts/16iht-library.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

For aviation enthusiasts, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has a large rooftop viewing area, called the Panoramaterras. It is not accessible to connecting passengers unless they first exit the airport. Enthusiasts and the public can enter, free of charge, from the airport's landside. Since June 2011, it is the location for a [[KLM Cityhopper]] [[Fokker 100]], modified to be a viewing exhibit.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.schiphol.nl/Reizigers/Nieuws/Fokker100VanKLMOpPanoramaterrasSchiphol.htm |title=Fokker 100 van KLM op Panoramaterras Schiphol |date=8 June 2011 |publisher=Schiphol Amsterdam Airport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604184045/http://www.schiphol.nl/Reizigers/Nieuws/Fokker100VanKLMOpPanoramaterrasSchiphol.htm |archive-date=4 June 2011}}</ref> Besides the Panoramaterras, Schiphol has other spotting sites, especially along the newest Polderbaan runway and at the [[McDonald's]] restaurant at the north side of the airport.

Schiphol has its own [[mortuary]], where the dead can be handled and kept before departure or after arrival.

Between October 2006 and 2019, people could also hold a wedding ceremony at Schiphol.<ref name="baskas">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/baskas/2008-06-10-airport-weddings_N.htm |title=Will you marry me at the airport? |work=[[USA Today]] |last=Baskas |first=Harriet |date=10 June 2008 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-date=6 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706134215/http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/baskas/2008-06-10-airport-weddings_N.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Schiphol also has a new state-of-the-art cube-shaped Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with 433 rooms, rounded corners and diamond-shaped windows. The spacious [[Atrium (architecture)|atrium]] has a {{cvt|135|ft|m|order=flip|adj=mid|-high}} ceiling made of glass and is in the heart of the building. A covered walkway connects the hotel directly to the terminal. The hotel was completed in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.schiphol.com/Travellers/AtSchiphol/SchipholConstructsConvertsConnects/HiltonAmsterdamAirportSchiphol.htm |title=Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |access-date=26 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924095022/http://www.schiphol.com/Travellers/AtSchiphol/SchipholConstructsConvertsConnects/HiltonAmsterdamAirportSchiphol.htm |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>

In line with its sustainability objectives, Schiphol introduced a new fleet of 52 electric shuttle buses in 2024 to reduce emissions and improve passenger transport on the apron. Additionally, a 5,000 square meter expansion of Lounge 1 was completed in November 2024, offering travelers an upgraded space incorporating natural elements and improved amenities.[https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2024/11/11/amsterdam-schiphol-unveils-lounge-1-expansion]

===Future expansions===
{{Update section|date=January 2024}}

====Pier A====
In 2012, [[Schiphol Group]] announced an expansion of Schiphol, featuring a new pier.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.schiphol.com/Travellers/AtSchiphol/SchipholConstructsConvertsConnects/PierA.htm |title=Pier A |access-date=26 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014171111/http://www.schiphol.com/Travellers/AtSchiphol/SchipholConstructsConvertsConnects/PierA.htm |archive-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> Pier A will be part of Departure Hall 1, which already has Pier B (14 gates) and Pier C (21 gates). The new Pier A will have five [[narrow-body aircraft|narrow-body]] gates and will initially have three [[wide-body aircraft|wide-body]] gates, with two more planned for a later phase.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.schiphol.nl/nl/projecten/pagina/project-nieuwe-pier/ |title=Schiphol – Nieuwe pier |work=Schiphol |access-date=16 June 2019 |archive-date=16 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616165446/https://www.schiphol.nl/nl/projecten/pagina/project-nieuwe-pier/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The new Pier A is under construction to the southwest of Pier B, in an area formerly used as a freight platform. Pier A is planned to be mainly used for flights within [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Schiphol {{!}} New Pier |url=https://www.schiphol.nl/en/projects/page/project-new-pier/ |access-date=2022-01-27 |website=Schiphol |language=en |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127184956/https://www.schiphol.nl/en/projects/page/project-new-pier/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The expansions were originally supposed to cost about 500&nbsp;million [[Euro]].

The first construction activities were originally expected to start in 2017 with an estimated opening in 2019. However, the construction of the new pier has been delayed several times and due to a conflict between the airport and the construction consortium, the construction was halted in November 2021. Schiphol was disappointed in the construction speed and the rising of the total cost, although insiders announced that a design flaw was made and the entire construction needed to be reinforced. A new tendering procedure was be started to find a new constructor in 2022, once found a new completion date will be announced.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stil |first=Herman |date=2021-11-29 |title=Schiphol stuurt na ruzie aannemers weg van bouwwerf A-Pier |url=https://www.parool.nl/gs-bca18c45 |access-date=2022-01-27 |website=Het Parool |language=nl-NL }}</ref>

====Fourth terminal hall====
To handle future growth in passengers, Schiphol will further expand by building a fourth terminal hall with facilities for both departures and arrivals. From this new building, direct access will be made to Schiphol Plaza, continuing the one-terminal concept. When finished in 2023, Schiphol will be able to handle over 70&nbsp;million passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/3/airports/schiphol-in-2016-van-start-met-bouw-nieuwe-pier-en-terminal |title=Schiphol in 2016 van start met bouw nieuwe pier en terminal |access-date=12 August 2014 |date=12 August 2014 |archive-date=12 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812225612/http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/3/airports/schiphol-in-2016-van-start-met-bouw-nieuwe-pier-en-terminal |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to rapid growth of Schengen passengers during 2016, Schiphol was however forced to rapidly build a temporary departure hall which opened in March 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/onverwachte-groei-passagiers-levert-schiphol-tijdelijke-vertrekhal-op~a4394985/ |title=Onverwachte groei passagiers levert Schiphol tijdelijke vertrekhal op – Amsterdam – PAROOL |website=Het Parool |date=13 October 2016 |access-date=23 February 2017 |archive-date=24 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224052849/http://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/onverwachte-groei-passagiers-levert-schiphol-tijdelijke-vertrekhal-op~a4394985/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]] the construction of the fourth terminal hall has been postponed for at least two years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schiphol Tomorrow {{!}} Nieuwe Terminal |url=https://www.schiphol.nl/nl/projecten/pagina/project-nieuwe-terminal/ |access-date=2022-01-27 |website=Schiphol |language=nl |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127184956/https://www.schiphol.nl/nl/projecten/pagina/project-nieuwe-terminal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Uniform platform====
The airport has expanded the number of uniform platforms, and places to stow airplanes, in recent years in two phases. A third phase is planned to expand the number of [[Wide-body aircraft|wide-body]] platforms to a total of twelve, with planned completion in the period 2022–2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schiphol Tomorrow {{!}} Expanding Uniform platform |url=https://www.schiphol.nl/en/projects/page/uniform-platform/ |access-date=2022-01-27 |website=Schiphol |language=en |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127184959/https://www.schiphol.nl/en/projects/page/uniform-platform/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Public transportation====
Schiphol, together with the public transport authority Amsterdam, is going to transform its train- and bus station. The train station will be getting more entrances and the bus station will be completely renewed with a planned opening date in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schiphol Tomorrow {{!}} Multimodal Hub Schiphol |url=https://www.schiphol.nl/en/projects/page/multimodal-hub-schiphol/ |access-date=2022-01-27 |website=Schiphol |language=en |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127184956/https://www.schiphol.nl/en/projects/page/multimodal-hub-schiphol/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A connection to the [[Amsterdam Metro|Amsterdam Metro network]] has been a subject of discussion and speculation since at least the 1990s. In preparation for this, a piece of land has been acquired from [[Chipshol]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-01-27 |title=Chipshol verkoopt al zijn grond rond Schiphol aan luchthaven |url=https://www.ad.nl/noord-holland/chipshol-verkoopt-al-zijn-grond-rond-schiphol-aan-luchthaven~a8f94f82/ |access-date=2022-01-27 |website=Algemeen Dagblad |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127184953/https://www.ad.nl/noord-holland/chipshol-verkoopt-al-zijn-grond-rond-schiphol-aan-luchthaven~a8f94f82/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2022}}, the project had not moved past the proposal stage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schiphol {{!}} Met de metro naar Schiphol |url=https://www.schiphol.nl/nl/schiphol-group/blog/doortrekken-noord-zuidlijn/ |access-date=2022-01-27 |website=Schiphol |language=nl |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127184954/https://www.schiphol.nl/nl/schiphol-group/blog/doortrekken-noord-zuidlijn/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='We hebben momentum voor doortrekken Noord/Zuidlijn naar Schiphol te pakken' |url=https://www.spoorpro.nl/specials/2022/03/23/we-hebben-momentum-voor-doortrekken-noord-zuidlijn-naar-schiphol-te-pakken/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=SpoorPro.nl |date=23 March 2022 |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

====Airlines====

Schiphol's growth is hampered by slot restrictions from the government. For reasons of safety and noise reduction, Schiphol is allowed to have no more than 500,000 aircraft movements until the end of 2020.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 October 2008 |title=Advies |trans-title=Advice |url=https://www.tweedekamer.nl/downloads/document?id=bce09f12-844e-4dae-b861-e66465fc28e2&title=Advies%20.doc |access-date=1 December 2020 |website=Tweede Kamer |language=nl |archive-date=14 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814210635/https://www.tweedekamer.nl/downloads/document?id=bce09f12-844e-4dae-b861-e66465fc28e2&title=Advies |url-status=live }}</ref> A proposal to increase the limit to 540,000 movements from 2021 onwards has been postponed until a new government is formed after the elections in March 2021.{{Update inline|date=January 2023}}<ref>{{cite web |date=25 November 2020 |title=Minister schuift beslissing over groei Schiphol door naar volgend kabinet |trans-title=Minister hands decision about growth of Schiphol over to next cabinet |url=https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/3/airports/minister-schuift-beslissing-over-groei-schiphol-door-naar-volgend-kabinet |access-date=1 December 2020 |website=Luchtvaartnieuws.nl |language=nl |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125232214/https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/3/airports/minister-schuift-beslissing-over-groei-schiphol-door-naar-volgend-kabinet |url-status=live }}</ref> As Schiphol nearly approached the limit of 500,000 in the last few years, the slot restrictions have hindered airlines to settle at Schiphol. Among airlines that have expressed interest in flying at Schiphol are [[Atlantic Airways]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlantic Airways blijft azen op vluchten naar Schiphol |trans-title=Atlantic Airways keeps aiming at flights to Schiphol |url=https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/atlantic-airways-blijft-azen-op-vluchten-naar-schiphol |access-date=1 December 2020 |website=Luchtvaartnieuws.nl |date=2 February 2020 |language=nl |archive-date=2 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202224806/https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/atlantic-airways-blijft-azen-op-vluchten-naar-schiphol |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Cyprus Airways]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/cyprus-airways-groeit-onder-nederlandse-leiding-ook-schiphol-in-het-vizier|title=Cyprus Airways groeit onder Nederlandse leiding: ook Schiphol in het vizier|trans-title=Cyprus Airways grows under Dutch leadership: Schiphol also on the visor|language=Dutch|website=Luchtvaartnieuws|date=9 September 2023|access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> [[Somon Air]]<ref>{{cite web |date=1 December 2020 |title=Routes Reconnected: Somon Air CEO: "Demand for passenger travel in Tajikistan is very high" |url=https://www.anna.aero/2020/12/01/routes-reconnected-somon-air-ceo-demand-for-passenger-travel-in-tajikistan-is-very-high/ |access-date=1 December 2020 |website=Anna.aero |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201114546/https://www.anna.aero/2020/12/01/routes-reconnected-somon-air-ceo-demand-for-passenger-travel-in-tajikistan-is-very-high/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[SpiceJet]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/spicejet-stelt-boeing-737-max-weer-in-dienst-en-hint-op-vluchten-naar-schiphol |title=SpiceJet stelt Boeing 737 MAX weer in dienst en hint op vluchten naar Schiphol |trans-title=SpiceJet puts Boeing 737 MAX back in service and hints at flights to Schiphol |language=Dutch |website=Luchtvaartnieuws |date=23 November 2021 |access-date=23 November 2021 |archive-date=23 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123194833/https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/spicejet-stelt-boeing-737-max-weer-in-dienst-en-hint-op-vluchten-naar-schiphol |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Tower===
The Schiphol [[air traffic control]] tower, with a height of {{cvt|101|m}}, was the tallest in the world when constructed in 1991. Schiphol is geographically one of the world's lowest major commercial airports. The entire airport is below sea level. The lowest point sits at {{cvt|11|ft|order=flip}} below sea level: {{cvt|4.5|ft|order=flip}} below the Dutch [[Normaal Amsterdams Peil]] (NAP). The runways are around {{cvt|3|m}} below NAP.<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.holland.com/water/nl/index.html?page=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.holland.com%2Fwater%2Fnl%2Fbouwen%2Fnap%2Fwnapfeit.html |title=Tourist Information on buildings and water management |access-date=4 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226183911/http://www.holland.com/water/nl/index.html?page=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.holland.com%2Fwater%2Fnl%2Fbouwen%2Fnap%2Fwnapfeit.html |archive-date=26 December 2014 |url-status=dead}} 
</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahn.nl/ |title=AHN – Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland – homepage |access-date=26 December 2014 |archive-date=14 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514074333/http://www.ahn.nl/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is one of only eleven airports worldwide below sea level, the fifth lowest with scheduled flights, and the third lowest with international flights.

===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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