In the week of 14 – 20 September 2026, we expect an average of 1,400 daily flights at Schiphol. We expect the number of daily flights that take off and land at our airport to stay around the same throughout September.
Take-off: 07:00-07:40, 09:20-10:40, 11:40-13:00, 14:00-15:20, 16:20-17:40 and 20:40-22:10
Landing: 07:40-09:20, 10:40-11:40, 13:00-14:00, 15:20-16:20 and 18:00-20:20
There is no runway maintenance planned for this week. Which runways are deployed depends on a variety of factors, including the weather conditions, runway availability and air traffic volumes.
Schiphol has six runways: Kaagbaan, Polderbaan, Aalsmeerbaan, Zwanenburgbaan, Buitenveldertbaan and Schiphol-Oostbaan. Which runways we use depends on the availability of the runways, the wind and weather conditions and the environmental regulations for runway use. In principle, two runways are always in use: one for departing and one for arriving aircraft. At peak moments, a second runway may be used.
The Kaagbaan (32%) and the Polderbaan (31%) were used the most in this period. The Zwanenburgbaan (17%), Aalsmeerbaan (15%) and Buitenveldertbaan (4%) were mainly used as secondary runways. The Schiphol-Oostbaan was deployed for 1% of commercial traffic.
In the period of 17 - 30 August 2026, there was an average of 1,400 daily flights at Schiphol. We had predicted around 1,400 flights in our outlook. The number of flights decreased slightly compared to the previous week.
The early and late morning, early and late afternoon and evening landing peaks were followed by a take-off peak every day. There was average of 11 peak moments as a result of air traffic volumes. The peak start and end times deviated slightly, as expected.
The Local Community Contact Centre (BAS) has launched an app that uses push notifications to immediately inform users about changes to runway use, news, and other updates. It also makes it easier to access information and submit reports, and the app now allows users to always have the Flight Tracker at their fingertips.
