London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) used to be the busiest airport in Europe. In recent years, Istanbul Airport (IST/LTFM) has taken over this position, mainly because of its new airport connecting Europe and Asia. Stopovers were previously often made at Schiphol Airport, but since the opening of Istanbul Airport, this airport is used more frequently.
Top 10 busiest airports in Europe
So a lot has changed in recent years in terms of traffic within airports. According to the CBS Schiphol was the third busiest airport within the European Union in 2021. However, the figures for all of europe in 2022 look a bit different if you look at a table below from Wikipedia. These figures are based on data from the airports themselves.
| # | Airport | Country | Code | Total passengers |
| 1 | Istanbul Airport | Turkey | IST/LTFM | 64.486.178 |
| 2 | London Heathrow Airport | United Kingdom | LHR/EGLL | 61.599.196 |
| 3 | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport | France | CDG/LFPG | 57.474.033 |
| 4 | Schiphol Airport | Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 52.472.188 |
| 5 | Madrid-Barajas Airport | Spain | MAD/LEMD | 50.633.652 |
| 6 | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Germany | FRA/EDDF | 48.918.482 |
| 7 | Barcelona-el Prat airport | Spain | BCN/LEBL | 41.639.622 |
| 8 | London Gatwick Airport | United Kingdom | LGW/EGKK | 32.839.000 |
| 9 | Munich Airport | Germany | MUC/EDDM | 31.642.702 |
| 10 | Rome Fiumicino Airport | Italy | FCO/LIRF | 29.360.000 |
Traffic at Schiphol Airport
On average, 1202 flights landed at Schiphol each day. Over 86% of the flights were commercial traffic. A significant portion of the activity involves international flights. Despite the arrival of Istanbul Airport, hundreds of international flights land at Schiphol every day.
