Schiphol Airport's Kaagbaan Runway out of use for over nine weeks due to large-scale renewal
| Company | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
|---|---|
| Date | 09.02.2024 |
From 19 February to 25 April 2024, the Kaagbaan Runway at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol will be closed for major maintenance and replacement work. While the work is underway, the runway will not be open to air traffic. More aircraft will therefore be making use of the routes to and from other runways: Zwanenburgbaan, Aalsmeerbaan and Buitenveldertbaan, meaning that there will be more aircraft noise than usual in those areas.
“Every year, we conduct major maintenance on one of our runways. By doing so, we keep them in a good condition for safe use. This time it’s Kaagbaan Runway’s turn, an extensive project in which we will have to conduct a lot of replacement work and will tackle as many peripheral projects as possible at the same time. We understand that major maintenance on one of the most used runways has the potential to cause additional nuisance to our neighbours. For this reason, we will be doing our utmost to schedule the work as efficiently as possible and complete it as quickly as we can. We will be doing everything we can, including working at night when possible.”
Sybren Hahn, Executive Director Schiphol Infrastructure
Major maintenance is necessary in order to carry out large-scale works that cannot be performed as part of smaller annual maintenance. The maintenance on the Kaagbaan Runway will include the most intensively used parts of the runway. In total, 86,800 m2 of new asphalt paving 
will be laid on the runway and taxiways, including the Touch Down Zone (the part of the runway where aircraft first make contact with the runway), other heavily used sections of the runway (such as access points from the taxiways) and the service roads. Asphalt removed in the process will be reused to the extent possible.
The concrete at the top of Runway 06-24 will also be replaced, as will over 2000 LED light fittings of the airfield lighting system. In addition, there will be work on the runway substation (electrical), 1500 kilometres of rainwater drainage pipes, improved drainage for the surrounding grass areas and projects in the periphery of the Kaagbaan Runway, such as the installation of 160 kilometres of electrical cables for the further electrification of the airport.
The work will be carried out in partnership with Heijmans. Every day, there will be approximately 100 people working on the runway.
Contact
PO Box 7501
1118 ZG Schiphol
- +31 20 794 0800
