• Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport itself employs more than 64,000 people, and with all airport-related businesses combined the number reaches 200,000
  • There is no chewing gum for sale at Schiphol
  • It can take as much as 30 minutes to get from the gate to the main terminal upon arrival at Schiphol
  • Schiphol sits atop a train station, has a bus stop, and rents bicycles
  • Aviation buffs can often be found at the Panorama Terrace on the roof of Schiphol
  • The addition of a 6th runway in 2003 required a new control tower be built as the existing tower was too far away to oversee the new runway
  • For passengers with time on their hands Schiphol offers a branch of the Rijksmuseum, a library of Dutch authors in 29 languages, and a shopping plaza that draws local non-travelers
  • It is possible to have a wedding ceremony at several locations within Schiphol
  • Built on a polder of re-claimed land, the entire Schiphol airport sits below sea level