The airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls and has approximately 223 boarding gates including eighteen double jetway gates used for widebody aircraft.
Schiphol has six runways, one of which is used mainly by general aviation.
Interesting Facts:
The AMS air traffic control tower was built in 1991. Back then, it was the tallest in the world.
Amsterdam International Airport actually lies three meters below the sea!
