Amsterdam Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Airport=== [[File:Schiphol Airport Pier D (7325966610).jpg|thumb|right|[[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]] ranks as Europe's third-busiest airport for passenger traffic.]] [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]] is less than 20 minutes by train from [[Amsterdam Centraal station]] and is served by domestic and international intercity trains, such as [[Thalys]], [[Eurostar]] and Intercity Brussel. Schiphol is the largest airport in the Netherlands, the third-largest in Europe, and the 14th-largest in the world in terms of passengers. It handles over 68 million passengers per year and is the home base of four airlines, [[KLM]], [[Transavia]], [[Martinair]] and [[Arkefly]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maslen |first=Richard |date=21 July 2014 |title=easyJet to open Amsterdam Base in Spring 2015 |url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/242728/easyjet-to-open-amsterdam-base-in-spring-2015/ |publisher=UBM (UK) Ltd |access-date=26 February 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011120121/http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/242728/easyjet-to-open-amsterdam-base-in-spring-2015/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{as of|2014}}, Schiphol was the fifth [[World's busiest airports by international passenger traffic|busiest airport in the world]] measured by international passenger numbers.<ref name="passengerrank">{{Cite web |title=International passenger Rankings |url=http://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre/Monthly-Traffic-Data/International-Passenger-Rankings/12-months |access-date=3 June 2014 |publisher=ACI Airports Council International |archive-date=28 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528094849/http://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre/Monthly-Traffic-Data/International-Passenger-Rankings/12-months |url-status=dead}}</ref> This airport is 4 meters below sea level.<ref>{{Cite web |last=awesomeamsterdam |date=16 October 2015 |title=10 fun facts about Amsterdam |url=https://awesomeamsterdam.com/10-fun-facts-about-amsterdam/ |access-date=16 January 2019 |website=Awesome Amsterdam}}</ref> Although Schiphol is internationally known as Amsterdam Schiphol Airport it actually lies in the neighbouring municipality of Haarlemmermeer, southwest of the city. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page