A-pier

The A-pier is the first visible step in the renewal of Schiphol. In our Strategic Plan 2025-2035, we set out that over the next ten years we will be working to restore the quality and capacity of our infrastructure. The A-pier shows what that means: more space, more comfort and a better travel experience.

The main construction has now been completed. Over the coming months we will be testing all the systems in the pier. The A-pier is expected to come into operation in April 2027.

Quality and comfort

The design places the traveller's experience at its heart. This is reflected in:

  • Spacious and well laid-out waiting areas
  • Plenty of daylight, greenery and art
  • A wide range of shops, catering outlets and seating areas
  • Facilities for travellers, staff and crews

As a result, time spent at the airport becomes not a moment of waiting, but a relaxed part of the journey.

Duurzaamheid

The A-pier will be Schiphol's most sustainable pier, certified to LEED Gold level:

  • 4,000 m² of solar panels on the roof, around 2,500 panels.
  • Heat and cold storage via six sources, 180 metres deep. Deep underground there is groundwater with a fairly constant temperature. For this system, six wells have been drilled to a depth of 180 metres: three for heat, three for cold. In summer, the pier pumps cold water up from the cold sources to cool the building. In doing so, the water is warmed and returned to the ground, into the heat sources. In winter, the reverse happens: the stored warm water is brought up to provide heating, cools down and is returned to the cold sources.
  • Collected rainwater for flushing the toilets.
  • A climate façade and a white, heat-reflecting roof.
  • No gas connection; on average energy-neutral.

Facts & figures

  • 370 metres long, 52.5 metres wide at its widest point
  • 55,000 m² in total
  • Space for 7 million passengers a year
  • 11 aircraft stands
  • Expected to come into operation in April 2027