A look ahead at air traffic

A look ahead at air traffic 16 - 22 December 2024

1,250 flights per day expected (average)

In the week of 16 – 22 December 2024, we expect an average of 1,250 daily flights at Schiphol. We expect the number of daily flights that take off and land at our airport to slightly decrease throughout December.

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 18:20-20:00

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.

A look back at air traffic 25 November - 8 December 2024

Runway use past weeks: Polderbaan mostly used

The Polderbaan (33%) and Kaagbaan (28%) were used the most. The Aalsmeerbaan (19%), Zwanenburgbaan (13%) and Buitenveldertbaan (6%) were deployed mainly as secondary runways. The Schiphol-Oostbaan was used for 1% of commercial flights.

1,214 flights per day (average)

In the period of 11 – 24 November 2024, there was an average of 1,214 daily flights at Schiphol. We had predicted an average of 1,235 flights in our outlook. The number of flights decreased compared to previous weeks.

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

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