Amesterdam

International Airport
(Schipol)
Group Members
Introduction And History

 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the main international airport of

netherland.
 Located at 9 kilometers southwest of Amesterdam.
 Third Busiest airport in euorpe in term of passeneger volume.
 It is hub for Local Airlines such as KLM , Amesterdam Airline.
 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.
 The airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war the
airfield was restored quickly.
 It also ranks as the world's fifth busiest by international passenger
traffic and the world sixteen in terms of cargo.
 By 1940, Schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles.
 The airport was captured by the German military that same year.
Terminal

 Schiphol uses a one-terminal concept, where all facilities are located

under a single roof.
 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 from non-
Schengen areas.
 Schiphol Airport has approximately 165 boarding gates including eighteen
double jetway gates used for widebody aircraft.
 Two gates feature a third jetway for handling of the Airbus A380.
 Emirates was the first airline to fly the A380 to Schiphol in August 2012
 Departure Hall :
 Departure Hall 1 consists of Piers B and C, both of which are dedicated Schengen
areas and shares 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.
 Departure Hall 3 :
 Departure Hall 3 consists of three piers: F, G, and H/M. Pier F has 8 gates.
 General aviation terminal :
 A new general aviation terminal was opened in 2011 on the east side of the
airport.
Layout and Geographical

 Its main terminal is divided into three sections named as :

 Departure hall 1
 Departure Hall 2
 Departure Hall 3
 Schipol has 6 Runways made up of asphalt ( one runway is used of GA
aircrafts )
 ATC :
 The Schiphol air traffic control tower, with a height of 101 m (331 ft), was
the tallest in the world when constructed in 1991.
Runways , Taxiways and Apron

 There are total Six Runway Made up of asphalt named

as :
 Polderbaan ( its length is 3800m ) and its direction is 18R and 36L.
 Kaagbaan ( its length is 3500m ) and its direction is 06 and 24.
 Buitenveldertbaan ( its length is 3453m ) and its direction is 09 and 27.
 Aalsmeerbaan ( its length is 3400m ) and its direction is 18L and 36R.
 Zwanenburgbaan ( its length is 3300 ) and its direction is 18C and 36C.
 Oostbaan ( its length is 2014 ) and its direction is 04 and 22.
Apron

 The new apron can accommodate seven narrow-body aircraft. Narrow-

body aircraft are aircraft with one aisle and two rows of seats of either two
or three seats per row. Larger aircraft can park on the new apron as well:
there is space for three wide-body aircraft and one narrow-body aircraft.
On average, the aircraft are parked on the apron for 24 hours without
passengers and baggage. With the new aircraft stands, we are creating
more space for different types of aircraft and increasing the buffer
capacity. The apron spans more than 20,000 m2, of which 15,000 m2
consists of concrete paving.