Schiphol passenger numbers rise but remain below pre-pandemic peak

Passenger traffic at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol rose to 68.8 million last year, an increase from 66.8 million the previous year. Even so, volumes have yet to return to their pre-COVID peak, when the airport set a record with 71.7 million passengers in 2019.

Schiphol said that 43.6 million passengers used the airport last year as their starting point or final destination, while over 25 million others passed through the airport to make a connecting flight.

Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, the United States, and Turkey were the most popular destinations for passengers flying out of Schiphol. Last year, the airport handled 477,552 arrivals and departures, up one percent from 2024, with airlines more frequently deploying quieter planes on Schiphol routes.

Schiphol offered nonstop services to 301 destinations last year, 125 of them outside Europe. Based on these direct connections, airport industry body ACI ranks Schiphol as Europe’s second-best connected airport.

Cargo volumes at Schiphol totaled 1.43 million metric tons last year, four percent less than the previous year, while the number of dedicated freight flights fell two percent to 15,348. The airport is set to present its final traffic and transport data alongside its annual results in February.

Together with Paris–Charles de Gaulle, London Heathrow, and Frankfurt Airport, Schiphol is among Western Europe’s busiest aviation hubs. Severe winter conditions caused major disruption at the airport last week, resulting in numerous cancellations and significant delays.