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A look ahead at air traffic 3 - 9 August 2026

1,395 flights expected per day (average) 

In the week of 3 – 9 August 2026, we expect an average of 1,395 daily flights at Schiphol. We expect the number of daily flights that take off and land at our airport to increase further throughout August.

11 peak moments per day expected

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

All runways available

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.

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 6 - 19 July 2026

Runway use past weeks: Polderbaan mostly used

The Polderbaan (31%) and the Kaagbaan (30%) were used the most in this period. The Zwanenburgbaan (20%), Aalsmeerbaan (17%) and Buitenveldertbaan (2%) were mainly used as secondary runways. The Schiphol-Oostbaan was not deployed for commercial traffic.

1,385 flights per day (average)

In the period of 6 - 19 July 2026, there was an average of 1,385 daily flights at Schiphol. We had predicted around 1,374 flights in our outlook. The number of flights increased slightly compared to the previous week.

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

Deployment per runway

BAS air traffic app

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.

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