Amsterdam Airport Schiphol welcomed 13.2 million travellers in July and August 2025, a 3.6% rise from last summer. Half of all departing passengers were Dutch residents, reinforcing Schiphol’s role as the Netherlands’ national airport.
Key figures
- Flights: 86,936 (+1.6% vs. 2024)
- Direct passengers: 8.6 million
- Transfer passengers: 4.6 million (2.3 million unique)
- Security: 95% cleared in under 10 minutes
- Baggage: 4.5 million items processed (+7%)
Spain was the top destination, followed by the UK, Greece, Italy and the US. Overall, 9.5 million passengers travelled within Europe and 3.7 million intercontinental.
Cargo volumes fell sharply: 232,666 tonnes were handled (-8.7% vs. 2024), with 45% carried on passenger flights and 55% on freighters. The number of full freighter flights dropped by almost 5% to 2,484.
COO Patricia Vitalis credited the airport’s staff for ensuring a smooth summer with more than 200,000 travellers per day.