Amsterdam-Schiphol airport's expansion plans

[Pieter C. 5]

Amsterdan Airport Schiphol will need a sixth runway to accommodate its anticipated growth, Schiphol Group indicated in its long-term outlook published last week. AMS expects passenger throughput to grow 84.4% to 85 million by 2025, with freight more than doubling to 3.5 million tonnes. Runway capacity will need to increase from last year's 423,122 flights to 600,000-650,000 by 2025, with a new passenger area constructed by 2015, the airport said. The plan also calls for more selective use of nighttime capacity and a slot policy prioritizing "scarce capacity in favor of hub carriers, [intercontinental] carriers and those point-to-point carriers that contribute to the European network, and to safeguard the intercontinental network."

 

The report further suggests "providing relief" for AMS by taking outbound transfer traffic not tied to the main port and relocating as much as possible to other Dutch airports. It said regional airports like Eindhoven and Lelystad may be suitable options. Schiphol Group has a 51% share of Eindhoven and fully owns Lelystad.

 

This 6th runway will be build south- and parallel to the current runway 24

 

[Yusoff 1]

So fast in need of new runway. the fifth - one that is quite far away - was built just few years back, right?. so fast. good prospect too...

[Kee Hooi Yen 0]

Btw, which airport has the most runways in operation in the world ? And how many ?

[Pieter C. 5]

Wild guess: ORD ?

[Chan CS 0]

Sorry guys for OT here, but I always wondered why most U.S. airport (regardless whether it is small or large), have more then 1 runway? For example scale like BKI they will need 2. Is this something to do with terrorism? Sorry again for the OT.