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Crowne Plaza Amsterdam Schiphol
Planeetbaan 2
Hoofddorp, 2132 HZ NL

Sheraton Amsterdam Airport
Schiphol Boulevard 101
Amsterdam, 1118BG NL

Hilton Amsterdam Airport
Schiphol Boulevard 701
Schiphol Centre, 1118 BN NL

Ibis Amsterdam Airport
Schipholweg 181
Badhoevedorp, 1171 NL

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ABOUT AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL AIRPORT

Schiphol has five main runways, plus one used mainly by general aviation aircraft. The latest of these, the Polderbaan (nicknamed the "fifth runway", although it is the sixth if the small runway is included) was completed in 2003. Plans have been made for a seventh runway.

The airport is built as one large terminal, split into three large departure halls, which converge again once airside. The most recent of these was completed in 1994, and expanded in 2007 with a new part, named Terminal 4, although this part is not recognized as a separate building. Plans for further terminal expansion exist, including the construction of a separate new terminal between the Zwanenburgbaan and Polderbaan runways that would end the one-terminal concept.

Because of intense traffic and high landing fees, some low cost carriers decided to move their flights to smaller airports, such as Rotterdam and Eindhoven. Many low cost carriers (like easyJet, SkyEurope, and bmibaby) continue to operate from Schiphol, using the low-cost H-pier.

Schiphol is an important European airport, ranking as Europe's 3rd largest and the world's 14th largest for cargo tonnage. It also ranks as the world's 3rd largest by international passenger traffic as well as Europe's 5th and the world's 12th largest by overall passenger volume. Additionally, Schiphol ranks as Europe's 5th and the world's 16th busiest airport by number of flights. Schiphol's main competitors as in passenger and cargo throughput with London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom, Frankfurt Airport in Germany, Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in France and Madrid Barajas Airport in Spain.

The Schiphol Air traffic control tower, with a height of 101 metres (330 ft), was the tallest in the world when constructed in 1991. Schiphol is geographically the world's lowest major commercial airport. The entire airport is below sea level; the lowest point sits at 11 feet (3.4 m) below sea level (or 4.5 feet (1.4 m) below the Dutch Normaal Amsterdams Peil (NAP)); the runways are around 3 metres (9.8 ft) below NAP.