Schiphol

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Luchthaven Schiphol
IATA: AMS ICAO: EHAM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Schiphol Group
Operator	Schiphol Group
Serves	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Location	Haarlemmermeer
Hub for	Corendon Dutch Airlines Delta Air Lines Jet Airways KLM KLM Cityhopper Martinair Transavia TUI Airlines Netherlands
Focus city for	easyJet Singapore Airlines Cargo Vueling
Elevation AMSL	−11 ft / −3 m
Coordinates	52°18′29″N 004°45′51″E / 52.30806°N 4.76417°E / 52.30806; 4.76417Coordinates: 52°18′29″N 004°45′51″E / 52.30806°N 4.76417°E / 52.30806; 4.76417
Website	schiphol.com
Map
AMS Location within Greater Amsterdam
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18R/36L 'Polderbaan' 3,800 12,467 Asphalt 06/24 'Kaagbaan' 3,500 11,483 Asphalt 09/27 'Buitenveldertbaan' 3,453 11,329 Asphalt 18L/36R 'Aalsmeerbaan' 3,400 11,155 Asphalt 18C/36C 'Zwanenburgbaan' 3,300 10,827 Asphalt 04/22 'Oostbaan' 2,014 6,608 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 63,625,664[4] Freight (tonnes) 1,700,000 Aircraft movements 479.000 Economic & social impact $27.3 billion
Sources: CBSSchiphol Group and AIP

Passengers	63,625,664[4]
Freight (tonnes)	1,700,000
Aircraft movements	479.000
Economic & social impact	$27.3 billion

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Dutch: Luchthaven Schiphol, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʏxtˌɦaːvə(n) ˌsxɪpˈɦɔl]) (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM) is the main international airport of the Netherlands, located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, province of North Holland. It is the third busiest airport in Europe in terms of passengers. The airport is built as a single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three large departure halls.

Schiphol is the hub for KLM and its regional affiliate KLM Cityhopper as well as for Corendon Dutch Airlines, Martinair, Transavia and TUI Airlines Netherlands. The airport also serves as a European hub for Delta Air Lines and Jet Airways and as a base for EasyJet and Vueling.

Schiphol opened on 16 September 1916 as a military airbase. The end of the First World War also saw the beginning of civilian use of Schiphol Airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely. By 1940, Schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles. The airport was captured by the German military that same year and renamed Fliegerhorst Schiphol. The airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war the airfield was restored quickly. In 1949, it was decided that Schiphol was to become the primary airport of the Netherlands. The airport's official English name, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, reflects the original Dutch word order (Luchthaven Schiphol).