Almost 5.6 million passengers flew from, via or to Schiphol in May 2023. That is an increase compared to 2022 (+7%) and 2021 (+406%). The number of flights to and from Schiphol was 39,568. That also is an increase compared to 2022 (+3%) and 2021 (+154%).
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Number of passengers | 6,441,473 | 208,286 | 1,106,740 | 5,217,649 | 5,599,870 |
| Number of commercial flights | 44,707 | 5,878 | 15,579 | 38,420 | 39,568 |
| Number of cargo flights | 1,225 | 2,543 | 2,011 | 1,537 | 1,414 |
| Transported tonnage | 133,648 | 104,745 | 147,017 | 119,551 | 117,999 |
Passengers
Of the almost 5.6 million passengers in May, almost 1.9 million passengers had a transfer at Schiphol. The passengers with a transfer were 950,000 unique passengers, who are counted two times in the international counting method: as an arriving passenger and departing passenger. 4 million passengers travelled from or to a destination within Europe (+4% compared to 2022), almost 1.6 million outside of Europe (+20% compared to 2022).
Flights
The number of flights to and from Schiphol was 39,568 in May 2023. This is an increase compared to 2022 (+3%), 2021 (+154%) and 2020 (+755%). Of the 39,568 flights, 32,218 went to European destinations and 7,350 to intercontinental destinations.
Cargo
The number of all-cargo flights has decreased from 1,537 to 1,414, compared to 2022. The total transported volume was 117,999 tonnes in May 2023. That is a decrease compared to 2019, 2021, 2022).