Friday, January 24, 2025 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has announced that it handled 66.8 million passengers in 2024, marking an 8% increase compared to 2023. This growth underscores Schiphol’s role as a major hub for arrivals, departures, and transfers.
Flight Movements and Top Destinations In 2024, Schiphol recorded 473,814 flight movements, a 7% rise from the previous year. The most frequented destinations for travelers departing from Schiphol were the United Kingdom , Spain, Italy, the United States, and Turkey. Passenger Breakdown Of the total passengers in 2024, over 42.
5 million traveled directly to or from Schiphol, making it their primary airport for arrival or departure. Additionally, nearly 24.3 million passengers used Schiphol for connecting flights.
According to international counting methods, transfer passengers are counted twice once upon arrival and once upon departure resulting in more than 12 million unique transfer passengers. Global Connectivity Schiphol offered direct connections to 301 destinations worldwide in 2024, with 124 of these being intercontinental. The ACI Airport Industry Connectivity Report 2024 ranked Schiphol as the second-best connected airport in Europe and fifth globally.
Notably, Schiphol led in the number of direct European destinations. Cargo Operations The airport handled 1.49 million tonnes of cargo in 2024, representing an 8% increase from the 1.
38 million tonnes managed in 2023. There were 15,661 cargo-only flights, a slight decrea.
