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|city =Amsterdam, The Netherlands | |city =Amsterdam, [[The Netherlands]] | ||
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|website =http://www.schiphol.nl | |website =http://www.schiphol.nl | ||
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'''Amsterdam Airport Schiphol''' (IATA: '''AMS''', ICAO: '''EHAM''') is the Netherlands' main airport, located 20 minutes (17.5 km or 10.8 miles) southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. The airport's official English name, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, places the words in the Dutch sequence (Luchthaven Schiphol) instead of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The airport also had the IATA code of SPL but this has fallen into disuse. | '''Amsterdam Airport Schiphol''' (IATA: '''AMS''', ICAO: '''EHAM''') is [[the Netherlands]]' main airport, located 20 minutes (17.5 km or 10.8 miles) southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. The airport's official English name, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, places the words in the Dutch sequence (Luchthaven Schiphol) instead of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The airport also had the IATA code of SPL but this has fallen into disuse. | ||
In 2007, Schiphol handled 47,793,602 passengers, ranking fifth in Europe behind London, Paris, Frankfurt and Madrid. | In 2007, Schiphol handled 47,793,602 passengers, ranking fifth in Europe behind London, Paris, Frankfurt and Madrid. | ||