| Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Luchthaven Schiphol |
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| IATA: AMS – ICAO: EHAM | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Schiphol Group | ||
| Operator | Schiphol Group | ||
| Serves | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Location | Haarlemmermeer | ||
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| Elevation AMSL | -11 ft / -3 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 18R/36L | 3,800 | 12,467 | Asphalt |
| 06/24 | 3,500 | 11,483 | Asphalt |
| 09/27 | 3,453 | 11,329 | Asphalt |
| 18L/36R | 3,400 | 11,155 | Asphalt |
| 18C/36C | 3,300 | 10,826 | Asphalt |
| 04/22 | 2,014 | 6,608 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 45,211,749 | ||
| Freight (tonnes) | 1,538,134 | ||
| Aircraft movements | 402,372 | ||
| Sources: ACI[2] and AIP[3] | |||
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ( /ˈʃɪpɒl/;[4] Dutch: Luchthaven Schiphol, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʏxtˌɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪpɦɔl]) (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM) is the Netherlands' main international airport, located 20 minutes (4.9 NM (9.1 km; 5.6 mi)[3]) southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. The airport's official English name, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, reflects the original Dutch word order (Luchthaven Schiphol). The airport used to have the IATA code of SPL, which has fallen into disuse and has been replaced by AMS. The airport is the primary hub for KLM, Martinair, Transavia and Arkefly. The airport also serves as a European hub for Delta Air Lines. It is considered to be an Airport City.
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Schiphol is an important European airport, ranking as Europe’s 5th busiest and the world's 15th busiest by total passenger traffic. It also ranks as the world’s 6th busiest by international passenger traffic[5] and the world’s 17th largest for cargo tonnage.
45.3 million passengers passed through the airport in 2010, a 4% increase compared with 2009.[6]
Schiphol's main competitors in terms of passenger traffic and cargo throughput are London Heathrow Airport, Frankfurt Airport, Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and Madrid-Barajas Airport.
In 2009, around 67% of passengers using the airport flew to and from Europe, 12% to and from North America and around 9% to and from Asia; cargo volume was mainly between Schiphol and Asia (45%) and North America (16%).[7]
In 2009 direct passenger flights were operated to 265 destinations, with a further 19 freighter-only routes.[7] The airport is one out of nine airports in the world to have a rating of 4 stars in Skytrax's grading system.[8]
Schiphol has six runways, one of which is used mainly by general aviation aircraft. The northern end of the Polderbaan, the name of last runway to be constructed, is 7 km north of the control tower, causing lengthy taxi times (up to 20 min) to the terminal.[9] Plans have been made for a seventh runway.
The airport is built as one large terminal, split into three large departure halls, which converge again once airside. The most recent of these was completed in 1994, and expanded in 2007 with a new part, named Terminal 4, although this part is not recognised as a separate building. Plans for further terminal expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the Zwanenburgbaan and Polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.
Because of intense traffic and high landing fees, some low cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Eindhoven Airport. Many low cost carriers (like EasyJet or Bmibaby) continue to operate from Schiphol, using the low-cost H-pier.
Schiphol is the home base of Arkefly, Corendon Dutch Airlines, KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines), Martinair and Transavia. Schiphol was the home base of Amsterdam Airlines, which ceased operations on 31 October 2011
The Schiphol Air traffic control tower, with a height of 101 metres (331 ft), 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 11 feet (3.4 m) below sea level (or 4.5 feet (1.4 m) below the Dutch Normaal Amsterdams Peil (NAP)); the runways are around 3 metres (9.8 ft) below NAP.[10][11]
Schiphol is equipped with 18 double jetway gates in preparation for airlines introducing the Airbus A380; to date, none have. Malaysian Airlines is expected to do so in 2012.
Schiphol has large shopping areas as a source of revenue and as an additional attraction for passengers. Schiphol Plaza is the shopping centre before customs, hence it is used by air travelers and non-traveling visitors.
The Rijksmuseum operates an annex at the airport, offering a small overview of both classical and contemporary art.[12] Admission to the exhibits is free.
In summer 2010, the world's first permanent airport library opened alongside the museum, providing passengers access to a collection of 1,200 books (translated into 29 languages) by Dutch authors or on subjects relating to the country’s history and culture. The 968-square-foot (89.9 m2) library offers e-books and music by Dutch artists and composers that can be downloaded free of charge to a laptop or mobile device.[13]
Schiphol has its own mortuary, where the dead can be handled and kept before departure or after arrival. Since October 2006, people can also get married at Schiphol.[14]
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.[15] 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.
The wayfinding signage at Schiphol was designed in 1991 by Paul Mijksenaar.[16]
Schiphol opened on 16 September 1916 as a military airbase, consisting of a few barracks and a field serving as both platform and runways. When civil aircraft started to make use of the field (17 December 1920), it was often called Schiphol-les-bains. The Fokker aircraft manufacturer started a factory near Schiphol airport in 1919.[17]
Schiphol's name is derived from a former fortification named Fort Schiphol which was part of the Stelling van Amsterdam defence works.[18] Before 1852, the Haarlemmermeer polder in which the airport lies was a large lake, in the shallow waters of which sudden violent storms could claim many ships. This was the main reason for reclaiming it. In English, Schiphol translates to 'Ship Grave', a reference to the number of ships lost in the area.
Schiphol uses a one terminal concept, where all facilities are located under a single roof, fanning off the central 'plaza'. The areas, though, are divided into three sections or halls: 1, 2 and 3. To all of these halls, piers or concourses are connected. However, it is possible, on both sides of security or customs, to walk from one pier to another, even if they are connected to different halls. The exception to this is the low-cost pier M: once airside (i.e. past security), passengers cannot go to any of the other halls or piers. Immigration control separates Schengen from non-Schengen Areas. Schiphol Airport has approximately 165 boarding gates available.
Note: The airlines and destinations listed are not definite since very few airlines have a dedicated pier or gates; the piers listed below are based on regularity.
| Airlines | Destinations | Pier |
|---|---|---|
| Adria Airways | Ljubljana | B |
| Aer Lingus | Cork, Dublin | D |
| Aeroflot | Moscow-Sheremetyevo | D, G |
| Air Arabia Maroc | Nador, Tangier | D, G |
| Air Astana | Atyrau | E, G |
| Air Europa | Madrid | B |
| Air France | Marseille, Paris-Charles de Gaulle | C |
| Air France operated by CityJet |
London-City | D |
| Air France operated by Régional |
Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon, Nantes, Strasbourg | C |
| Air Malta | Malta | C |
| Air Transat | Seasonal: Calgary, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver | G |
| AirBaltic | Riga | D |
| Alitalia | Florence, Milan-Linate, Rome-Fiumicino | B |
| Alitalia operated by Alitalia CityLiner |
Turin | B |
| Arkefly | Ankara, Antalya, Aruba, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi [begins 27 June 2012], Banjul, Boa Vista, Bodrum, Bonaire, Burgas, Cancun, Colombo, Curaçao, Dalaman, Dubai, Eilat-Ovda, Faro, Fortaleza, Goa, Heraklion, Holguin, Hurghada, Larnaca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Luxor, Kathmandu, Kos, Málaga, Miami, Montego Bay, Natal, Orlando-Sanford, Paphos, Phuket [begins 27 June 2012], Preveza/Lefkada [begins 2 May 2012], Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Rhodes, Sal, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife-South, Varadero, Zanzibar Seasonal: Aqaba, Essaouira, Las Vegas [begins 7 June 2012], Los Angeles [begins 7 June 2012], Malé [begins 25 June 2012], Oakland [begins 7 June 2012], Ponta Delgada, Pula [begins 12 May 2012], Rimini [begins 12 May 2012], Split [begins 28 June 2012], Terceira, Toronto-Pearson, Venice-Marco Polo [begins 12 May 2012] |
D, G |
| Arkia Israel Airlines | Tel Aviv | G |
| Armavia | Seasonal: Yerevan | D |
| Austrian Airlines | Vienna | B |
| Austrian Airlines operated by Tyrolean Airways |
Vienna | B |
| Azerbaijan Airlines | Baku | D |
| B&H Airlines | Sarajevo | D |
| Belavia | Minsk | D |
| BH Air | Seasonal: Burgas | D |
| Bmibaby | Belfast-City, Birmingham, Nottingham/East Midlands | H |
| British Airways | London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow | D |
| British Airways operated by BA CityFlyer |
London-City | D |
| Bulgaria Air | Sofia Seasonal: Burgas |
D |
| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong | G |
| China Airlines | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Taipei-Taoyuan | F |
| China Southern Airlines | Beijing-Capital, Guangzhou | E, F |
| Corendon Airlines | Ankara, Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Istanbul-Atatürk, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir, Kayseri, Konya | G |
| Corendon Dutch Airlines | Antalya, Bodrum, Ercan, Elazıg, Hurghada, Marrakech, Nador, Tangier Seasonal: Eilat-Ovda, Heraklion, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen |
G |
| Croatia Airlines | Zagreb Seasonal: Dubrovnik, Pula, Split |
D |
| Cyprus Airways | Larnaca Seasonal: Paphos |
D |
| Czech Airlines | Prague | B, C |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Mumbai, New York-JFK, Newark, Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma | E |
| EasyJet | Barcelona, Belfast-International, Berlin-Schönefeld [ends 2 June 2012], Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 3 June 2012], Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow-International, Lisbon [begins 19 April 2012], Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Southend [ends 2 April 2012], London-Stansted, Madrid, Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Prague, Rome-Fiumicino, Split | H, M |
| EasyJet Switzerland | Basel/Mulhouse, Geneva | M |
| EgyptAir | Cairo | G |
| El Al | Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion | G |
| Emirates | Dubai | G |
| Estonian Air | Tallinn | B, C |
| Europe Airpost | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Málaga, Tangier Seasonal: Heraklion, Nador |
D |
| EVA Air | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Taipei-Taoyuan | E |
| Finnair | Helsinki | B |
| Flybe | Exeter, Inverness, Southampton | H |
| Garuda Indonesia | Dubai, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta | G |
| Georgian Airways | Tbilisi | D |
| Iberia | Madrid | B |
| Icelandair | Reykjavik-Keflavík | C |
| Iran Air | Tehran-Imam Khomeini | E |
| Israir Airlines | Seasonal: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion | G |
| Jat Airways | Belgrade | D |
| Jet2.com | Leeds/Bradford | H |
| Kenya Airways | Nairobi | F |
| KLM | Aalborg [begins 25 March 2012], Aberdeen, Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Accra, Addis Ababa, Almaty, Aruba, Athens, Atlanta, Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Beijing-Capital, Bergen, Berlin-Tegel [ends 2 June 2012], Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 3 June 2012], Billund, Birmingham, Bonaire, Bristol, Bucharest-Henri Coandă, Budapest, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cairo, Calgary, Cape Town, Cardiff, Chengdu, Chicago-O'Hare, Copenhagen, Curaçao, Dammam, Dar es Salaam, Delhi, Denpasar, Doha, Dubai, Edinburgh, Entebbe, Geneva, Glasgow-International, Gothenburg-Landvetter [ends 24 March 2012], Guayaquil, Hamburg [begins 25 March 2012], Hangzhou, Havana, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Houston-Intercontinental, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Johannesburg, Kano, Khartoum, Kiev-Boryspil, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Lagos, Lima, Lisbon, Liverpool [ends 24 March 2012], London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Luanda [begins 25 March 2012], Lusaka [begins 15 May 2012], Madrid, Manchester, Manila, Mexico City, Milan-Linate, Milan-Malpensa [ends 24 March 2012], Montreal-Trudeau, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Munich, Muscat, Nairobi, Newcastle upon Tyne, New York-JFK, Osaka-Kansai, Oslo, Panama City, Paramaribo, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Punta Cana, Quito, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rome-Fiumicino, Saint Petersburg, San Francisco, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Stavanger, Stockholm-Arlanda, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tehran-Imam Khomeini, Tel Aviv, Tokyo-Narita, Toronto-Pearson, Tripoli [resumes 25 March 2012], Vancouver, Venice-Marco Polo [begins 25 March 2012], Vienna, Warsaw, Washington-Dulles, Xiamen, Zurich Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami |
E, F |
| KLM operated by KLM Cityhopper |
Aalborg, Aberdeen, Basel/Mulhouse, Bergen [ends 24 March 2012], Berlin-Tegel [ends 2 June 2012], Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 3 June 2012], Billund, Birmingham, Bologna, Bordeaux, Bremen, Bristol, Brussels, Cardiff, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen [begins 25 March 2012], Durham, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow-International, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Hamburg, Hanover, Helsinki, Kingston upon Hull, Kristiansand, Leeds/Bradford, Linköping, Liverpool [ends 24 March 2012], London-Heathrow, Luxembourg, Manchester, Marseille, Munich, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nice, Norwich, Nuremberg, Oslo [ends 24 March 2012], Prague, Sandefjord, Stavanger [begins 25 March 2012], Stuttgart, Toulouse, Trondheim, Venice-Marco Polo, Vienna, Warsaw [ends 24 March 2012], Zurich | B, C, D |
| Korean Air | Madrid, Seoul-Incheon | G |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw | C, D |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt | B |
| Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine |
Hamburg, Munich | B |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur | G |
| Malév Hungarian Airlines | Budapest | B |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm-Arlanda [begins 30 March 2012] | H, M |
| Olympic Air | Athens | B |
| Onur Air | Antalya | D |
| Pakistan International Airlines | Islamabad, Lahore | G |
| Pegasus Airlines | Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Konya, Kayseri | D, G |
| Pegasus Airlines operated by Izair |
Izmir | D |
| Rossiya | Saint Petersburg | D, G |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca, Nador, Tangier Seasonal: Al Hoceima, Oujda |
D, G |
| Royal Jordanian | Amman-Queen Alia | D, G |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm-Arlanda | C |
| Singapore Airlines | Singapore | E |
| Sky Airlines | Antalya | D |
| Sky Work Airlines | Bern | B |
| Strategic Airlines | Charter: Al Hoceima, Fez, Kayseri, Marrakech, Nador, Oujda, Tangier | G |
| Sun d'Or International Airlines operated by El Al |
Seasonal: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion | G |
| SunExpress | Antalya, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir | G |
| Sunwing Airlines | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson | G |
| Surinam Airways | Paramaribo | G |
| Swiss International Air Lines | Zurich | B |
| Syrian Air | Aleppo, Damascus | D, G |
| TACV | Sal | D |
| TAP Portugal | Lisbon Seasonal: Porto |
B |
| TAP Portugal operated by Portugália |
Seasonal: Porto | B |
| TAROM | Bucharest-Henri Coandǎ | D |
| Transavia.com | Adana, Agadir, Alanya-Gazipaşa, Alicante, Almeria, Ankara, Antalya, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin-Tegel [ends 2 June 2012], Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 3 June 2012], Bodrum, Catania, Dalaman, Djerba, Enfidha, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Hurghada, Innsbruck, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir, Jerez de la Frontera, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lisbon, Luxor, Málaga, Marrakech, Marsa Alam, Minorca, Montpellier, Naples, Nice, Pisa, Olbia, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Seville [begins 2 April 2012], Sharm el-Sheikh, Taba, Tenerife-South, Valencia, Venice-Treviso Seasonal: Biarritz, Burgas, Chania, Chios, Corfu, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Kithira, Kos, Lesbos, Palma de Mallorca, Preveza/Lefkada, Rhodes, Rovaniemi, Salzburg, Samos, Thessaloniki, Varna, Volos, Zakynthos |
B, C, D, E, G |
| Tunisair | Tunis | D, G |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk | G |
| Turkish Airlines operated by AnadoluJet |
Ankara | G |
| Ukraine International Airlines | Kiev-Boryspil | D |
| United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark, Washington-Dulles | G |
| US Airways | Philadelphia | G |
| Vueling Airlines | Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia Seasonal: A Coruña, Ibiza, Seville |
B |
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AirBridgeCargo Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Moscow-Domodedovo, Zhengzhou |
| CAL Cargo Air Lines | Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion |
| Cargolux | Luxembourg |
| Cathay Pacific Cargo | Hong Kong |
| China Airlines Cargo | Abu Dhabi, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Prague, Taipei-Taoyuan [19] |
| China Cargo Airlines | Shanghai-Pudong, Tianjin |
| China Southern Cargo | Chongqing [20], Guangzhou, Milan-Malpensa, Vienna |
| Emirates SkyCargo | Dubai-International |
| Etihad Crystal Cargo operated by World Airways |
Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Nairobi |
| Great Wall Airlines | Shanghai-Pudong, Tianjin [21] |
| Jett8 Airlines | Dubai-International, Singapore |
| Kalitta Air | Bahrain, Newark [22] |
| KLM Cargo operated by Martinair Cargo |
Almaty, Istanbul-Atatürk, Moscow-Sheremetyevo [23] |
| LAN Cargo | Campinas-Viracopos, Santiago |
| Lufthansa Cargo | Aguadilla, Bogota, Frankfurt |
| Martinair Cargo | Aguadilla, Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Campinas-Viracopos, Chennai, Delhi, Doha, Dubai-Al Maktoum, Entebbe, Guayaquil, Harare, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Kigali, London-Stansted, Miami, Montevideo, Muscat, Nairobi, Quito, Riyadh, San Jose, Santiago, Seattle, Shanghai-Pudong, Sharjah, Singapore [24] |
| MASkargo | Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, Kuala Lumpur, Milan-Malpensa, Tashkent |
| MNG Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk |
| Nippon Cargo Airlines | Tokyo |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo | Jeddah, Nairobi |
| Singapore Airlines Cargo | Bangalore, Chennai, Copenhagen, Dhaka, Hanoi, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Sharjah, Singapore [25] |
| Tristar Air | Cairo |
| Thai Airways Cargo operated by Southern Air |
Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi |
| Number | Runway direction/code | Length (in metres and feet) |
Runway common name | source of the name | Surface | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18R/36L | 3,800 m 12,467 ft |
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 2003 intended landing runway for Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, which crashed in a field just short of the runway |
| 2 | 06/24 | 3,500 m 11,483 ft |
Kaagbaan | named after the Kagerplassen which lies at the end of the runway | Asphalt | De Kaagbaan offered a nice location for spotters until the spotting-location was closed in January 2008[26] |
| 3 | 09/27 | 3,453 m 11,329 ft |
Buitenveldertbaan | named after Buitenveldert, a part of Amsterdam | Asphalt | El Al Flight 1862 was trying to land at this runway when it crashed into a block of flats in the Bijlmermeer.[27] |
| 4 | 18L/36R | 3,400 m 11,155 ft |
Aalsmeerbaan | named after Aalsmeer | Asphalt | - |
| 5 | 18C/36C | 3,300 m 10,826 ft |
Zwanenburgbaan | named after village Zwanenburg | Asphalt | 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[27] |
| 6 | 04/22 | 2,014 m 6,608 ft |
Oostbaan | most Eastern (Oost) of all runways | Asphalt | In October 2010 a B-737 of Corendon Airlines overshot this short runway and ended up with its nosegear in the mud[28] |
TransPort Building on the Schiphol Airport property houses the head offices of Martinair and Transavia.com.[29] Construction on the building, which has 10,800 square metres (116,000 sq ft) of lettable space, began on 17 March 2009. Schiphol Group and the architect firm Paul de Ruiter designed the building, while De Vries and Verburg, a firm of Stolwijk, constructed the building.[30]
World Trade Center Schiphol Airport houses the head office of SkyTeam and the Netherlands offices of Iran Air.[31][32][33] The head office of Schiphol Group, the airport's operator, is located on the airport property.[34] The Convair Building, with its development beginning after a parcel was earmarked for its development in 1999, houses KLM offices,[35] including KLM Recruitment Services and the head office of KLM Cityhopper.[36][37] The original control tower of Schiphol Airport, which the airport authorities had moved slightly from its original location, now houses a restaurant.[35] The area Schiphol-Rijk includes the head offices of Arkefly and Amsterdam Airlines.[38][39]
At one time KLM had its head office on the grounds of Schiphol Airport.[40] Its current head office in Amstelveen had a scheduled completion at the end of 1970.[41] Previously Martinair had its head office in the Schiphol Center (Dutch: Schiphol Centrum) at Schiphol Airport.[42][43] Previously the head office of Transavia.com was in the Building Triport III at Schiphol Airport.[44][45][46] NLM Cityhopper and later KLM Cityhopper previously had their head offices in Schiphol Airport building 70.[47][47]
The National Aerospace Museum Aviodome-Schiphol was previously located at Schiphol.[48] In 2003 the museum moved to Lelystad Airport and was renamed the "Aviodrome."[49]
The Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the national Dutch train operator, has a major passenger railway station directly underneath the passenger terminal complex and offers transportation into Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague, Rotterdam and many other cities.[50] There are intercity connections to Amsterdam Centraal, Utrecht Centraal, both The Hague Centraal and The Hague HS, Rotterdam Centraal, Eindhoven, Groningen and Enschede. Schiphol is also a stop for the international high-speed train Thalys, connecting the airport with a direct train connection to Antwerp, Brussels and Paris. NS Hispeed operates an InterCity train service from Schiphol airport to Berlin every two hours. It runs via Amsterdam Zuid, Amersfoort, Bad Bentheim, Osnabrück and Hannover, taking about 6.5 hours from Schiphol to Berlin.
See also: http://www.schiphol.nl/Reizigers/VanNaarSchiphol/OpenbaarVervoer/Busdiensten.htm
To plan your journey go to http://journeyplanner.9292.nl/ or http://www.connexxion.nl and select Noord Holland.
Destinations:
| Destination | Service(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aalsmeer | 198, Nightbus N72 | |
| Alphen aan den Rijn | 370 | Interliner service, extra charges may be needed for this service |
| Amstelveen | 300 (Fastest), 186, 199 | |
| Amsterdam (city centre) - Leidseplein | 197, Nightbus N97, Nightbus 358 | |
| Amsterdam South, Buitenveldert | 310 | |
| Amsterdam, Osdorp | 192 | |
| Amsterdam, Slotervaart | 195 | |
| Haarlem | 300 | Every 10 minutes |
| Hoofddorp | 300 and 310 (Fastest), 196 | |
| Lisse | 61 | For Keukenhof use 58, Interliner service, extra charges may be needed for this service |
| Leimuiden | 370 | Interliner service, extra charges may be needed for this service |
| Ouderkerk aan de Amstel | 300 | |
| Sassenheim | 61 | Interliner service, extra charges may be needed for this service |
| Uithoorn | 188, Nighbus 72 | |
| Vijfhuizen | 300 |
Schiphol Airport can easily be reached by car via the highways A4 and A9. Schiphol offers several car parking facilities, known as short stay, long stay and Smart Parking.[51][52]
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