Amsterdam Schiphol
Amsterdam, NL.
- Code
- AMS
- Position
- 52.300, 4.765
- Runway
- 3,300 m paved from 1945, 3,453 m paved from 1967
- Capacity
- About 4,044 movements a week, 52 stands, terminal generation 3
- Weather
- Worst month loses about 1.7% of flights
- Confidence
- estimated (to be verified). Coordinates agree with published sources to within about 2.5 km. Other figures are estimates unless the evidence below says otherwise.
Source: Schiphol article: opened 19 September 1916; Buitenveldertbaan 3,453 m from 1967 and Zwanenburgbaan 3,300 m from 1968 (Era 3 notes). KLM hub. Throughput estimated. Capacity raised above the real throughput to carry the traffic the modelled airlines put through this airport (see docs/research/era4-sim-notes.md).