Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Time and time again Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has been voted the best airport by business travellers. It has also been honoured with many awards as Europe's best cargo airport. Since 1980 the airport has won more than 100 awards in various categories from the international press and business organizations.
European Gateway
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol provides 301 flight connections to airports in 90 countries. This makes Amsterdam Airport Schiphol into one of the four main European mainports. It is in close proximity to the Port of Amsterdam and the Port of Rotterdam and is further supported by a wide transport network of rail and road. All the main European markets are easily accessible. For passengers as well as cargo, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is a true European gateway.
Europe's 3d by cargo tonnage and 4th by passenger numbers
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the third largest European airport in terms of cargo (1,5 million tonnes of cargo in 2010) and the fifth largest European airport in terms of passenger numbers (45,2 million passengers in 2010). Around 90 scheduled airlines operate flight services from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to some 301 destinations worldwide. The airport thus ranks as one of Europe’s four major hubs and one of the two principal home bases to Air France-KLM and the SkyTeam alliance. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is a major driver of the regional Dutch economy generating on-airport jobs for 62,000 people.
Business
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is more than just an airport. It's an AirportCity: an efficient, multimodal hub for air, rail and road transport, offering a vast spectrum of users round-the-clock facilities for business and leisure. These include shops, restaurants, bars, hotels, information and communications services, office and warehouse space and conference centres. Schiphol and its direct surroundings is therefore an excellent place to do business. More than 500 companies from around the world are currently located at one of the five business parks at Schiphol Airport, employing over 57,000 people. The airport has its own World Trade Center, as well as conference, hotel and leisure facilities, such as serviced by the Hilton, Sheraton and Dorint Sofitel.
One of the most important factors on which international companies have based their decisions to move to AAA is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
