A look ahead at air traffic

A look ahead at air traffic 2 - 8 December 2024

1,230 flights per day expected (average)

In the week of 2 – 8 December 2024, we expect an average of 1,230 daily flights at Schiphol. We expect the number of daily flights that take off and land at our airport to stay around the same in 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

Zwanenburgbaan: landings only with good visibility

Due to international safety requirements, the recently replaced landing system (ILS) of Zwanenburgbaan must operate reliably and stably for 2 months. That is why we will currently only deploy this runway for landing at times of good visibility.

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 11 - 24 November 2024

Runway use past weeks: Polderbaan mostly used

The Polderbaan (31%) and Kaagbaan (25%) were used the most. The Zwanenburgbaan (16%), Aalsmeerbaan (14%) and Buitenveldertbaan (14%) were deployed mainly as secondary runways. The Polderbaan (11%) was partially under maintenance. The Schiphol-Oostbaan was hardly used for 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

Notifly, the app for air traffic

Having Notifly on your phone means you’ll always know how many planes are expected to fly over your location. Check the forecast up to 24 hours ahead and receive a notification if the forecast changes.

Download the app