Schiphol Airport welcomed 6.2 million passengers in October 2025, a 3% increase compared with the same month last year, according to newly released traffic figures. Of these, nearly 4.1 million were arriving or departing travellers, while 2.2 million were transfer passengers—counted twice under international reporting standards, amounting to around 1.1 million individual transfer travellers.
European destinations continued to dominate demand, with 4.5 million passengers travelling within Europe. Spain remained the airport’s most popular market, ahead of the UK, Italy, the United States and Turkey. Intercontinental routes accounted for 1.8 million passengers.
Schiphol recorded 42,007 flight movements, just one more than in October 2024, including 34,058 European and 7,949 intercontinental services.
Cargo volumes softened, with total throughput falling to 131,543 tonnes, down on last year. Freight carried in the holds of passenger aircraft declined 4% year-on-year, while the balance of cargo—57%—moved on dedicated freighters. The number of full freighter flights remained unchanged at 1,388.