A look ahead at air traffic

A look ahead at air traffic 5 – 11 May 2025

1,390 flights expected per day (average)

In the week of 5 – 11 May 2025, we expect an average of 1,390 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 May. 

11 peak moments per day expected

Take-off: 07:00-07:40, 09:20-11:00, 11:40-13:00, 14:00-15:20, 16:20-17:40 and 20:40-22:10 
Landing: 07:40-09:20, 11:00-11:40, 13:00-14:00, 15:20-16:20 and 18:20-20:20 

Aalsmeerbaan undergoes maintenance

The Aalsmeerbaan will not be available for air traffic from Monday 5 to Saturday 10 May due to maintenance. Aircraft that normally take off from or land on this runway will use the Buitenveldertbaan and the Zwanenburgbaan more during this period. 

Runway use at Schiphol

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.

Read more about flight paths and runway use here
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A look back at air traffic 14 – 27 April 2025

Runway use past weeks: Polderbaan mostly used

The Polderbaan (33%) and Kaagbaan (30%) were used the most. The Zwanenburgbaan (18%), the Aalsmeerbaan (15%), Buitenveldertbaan (4%) were mainly used as secondary runways. The Schiphol-Oostbaan was almost not deployed for commercial air traffic. 

1,362 flights per day (average) 

In the period of 14 – 27 April 2025, there was an average of 1,362 daily flights at Schiphol. We had expected an average of 1,357 flights. Compared to the previous weeks, the number of flights increased. 

Peak times last 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 10 peak moments as a result of air traffic volumes. The peak start and end times deviated slightly, as expected. 

Deployment per runway

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