A report on Haarlemmermeer, Amsterdam and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

A Ford being used to power a winch for towing gliders at Schiphol in 1933
Topographic map of Haarlemmermeer, June 2015
The Oude Kerk was consecrated in 1306 AD.
The air traffic control tower at Schiphol in 1960
Amsterdam citizens celebrating the Peace of Münster, 30 January 1648. Painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst
Airplanes and service vehicles on the apron in 1965
Historic map of the Haarlemmermeer before reclamation.
Courtyard of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by Emanuel de Witte, 1653. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was the first stock exchange to introduce continuous trade in the early 17th century.
Map showing the six runways of Schiphol
Pumping Station Cruquius
View of Vijzelstraat looking towards the Muntplein, 1891
The main entry of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Lijnden
Photochrom of Amsterdam's Dam Square at the beginning of the 20th century
Check-in hall interior at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Cruquiusmuseum entrance, taken from Cruquiusmuseum park
The rebuilt Magere Brug, around 1938.
KLM Cargo Boeing 747-400ERF on the Taxiway Bridge crossing the Highway A4 E19.
TransPort Building - Houses the head offices of Martinair and Transavia.com
People celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945
Schiphol Tower
Calatrava bridge - Cittern
The 17th-century Canals of Amsterdam were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2010, contributing to Amsterdam's fame as the "Venice of the North". Along with De Wallen, the canals are the focal-point for tourists in the city.
All the airport's 6 runways viewed from an aeroplane taking off at dawn.
Schiphol Airport
Satellite picture of Amsterdam and North Sea Canal
Schiphol Group offices
Boardroom of the local government in Hoofddorp
Topographic map of Amsterdam
The Convair Building, which houses KLM Cityhopper and KLM offices, and the original Schiphol control tower
Hendrik Colijn, 1925
Large-scale map of the city centre of Amsterdam, including sightseeing markers,.
The construction of the tunnel and railway station in 1992
Tineke Netelenbos, 2015
Nieuwendammerdijk en Buiksloterdijk, Amsterdam-Noord, winter 2010
The crash site of El Al Flight 1862 in 1992
Fanny Blankers-Koen, 1988
The Westerkerk in the Centrum borough, one of Amsterdam's best-known churches
The crash site of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 on 25 February 2009
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Queues to the security control in June 2022
A 1538 painting by Cornelis Anthonisz showing a bird's-eye view of Amsterdam. The famous Grachtengordel had not yet been established.
Rokin – November 1977
Herengracht
Prinsengracht
The Egelantiersgracht lies west of the Grachtengordel, in the Jordaan neighbourhood.
The Scheepvaarthuis, by architects Johan van der Mey, Michel de Klerk, Piet Kramer is characteristic of the architecture of the Amsterdam School.
The Begijnhof is one of the oldest hofjes in Amsterdam.
The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam and Conservatorium van Amsterdam, two examples of 21st-century architecture in the centre of the city
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world
The Zuidas, the city's main business district
Boats give tours of the city, such as this one in front of the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.
Spiegelgracht
De Wallen, Amsterdam's Red-light district, offers activities such as legal prostitution and a number of coffee shops that sell cannabis. It is one of the main tourist attractions.
An Amsterdammer waits for a traffic light to change at the Muntplein in the heart of Amsterdam.
The Rijksmuseum houses Rembrandt's The Night Watch.
The Van Gogh Museum houses the world's largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and letters.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is an international museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design.
Rembrandt monument on Rembrandtplein
Coldplay performing at the Amsterdam Arena, 2016
The Concertgebouw or Royal Concert Hall houses performances of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and other musical events.
Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam's best-known theatre
One of the decorated boats participating in the 2013 Canal Parade of the Amsterdam Gay Pride
AFC Ajax player Johan Cruyff, 1967
Femke Halsema has been the Mayor of Amsterdam since 2018.
Boroughs of Amsterdam
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Police headquarters of Amsterdam
King Willem-Alexander, Princess Beatrix, and Queen Máxima greeting Amsterdammers from the Royal Palace of Amsterdam during Willem-Alexanders inauguration in 2013
A tram crossing the Keizersgracht
The Amsterdam Metro is a mixed subway and above ground rapid transit system consisting of five lines.
Amsterdam Centraal station, the city's main train station
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ranks as Europe's third-busiest airport for passenger traffic.
Police bicyclist crossing a bridge over the Prinsengracht
Bicyclist at Amsterdam
The Agnietenkapel Gate at the University of Amsterdam, founded in 1632 as the Athenaeum Illustre

It is located 9 km southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province of North Holland.

- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

The main international airport of the Netherlands, Schiphol, is located in Haarlemmermeer.

- Haarlemmermeer

But it was not until a furious hurricane in November 1836 drove the waters as far as the gates of Amsterdam, and another on Christmas Day sent them in the opposite direction to submerge the streets of Leiden, that the mind of the nation was seriously turned to the matter.

- Haarlemmermeer

The KLM hub and Amsterdam's main airport, Schiphol, is the Netherlands' busiest airport as well as the third busiest in Europe and 11th busiest airport in the world.

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This can be recognised by the suffix -meer which means lake, as in Aalsmeer, Bijlmermeer, Haarlemmermeer and Watergraafsmeer.

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North Holland

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Province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country.

Province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country.

National Park Duinen van Texel
Damrak, Amsterdam
Hartekamp, Heemstede
Hoorn
Zandvoort
Government house of North Holland province, Villa Welgelegen, in Haarlem
Broek in Waterland
Satellite image of the North Holland, Friesland and Flevoland
Satellite image of the south of North Holland
Waterland
Map of North Holland (2019)
A Highland in Zuid-Kennemerland National Park

In 1855, the Haarlemmermeer was drained and turned into land.

161,265). The province's largest city and also the largest city in the Netherlands is the Dutch capital Amsterdam, with a population of 862,965 as of November 2019.

The busiest airport in the Netherlands and Europe's third-busiest airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, is in North Holland.

Amstelveen

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Municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 89,918 It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area.

Municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 89,918 It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area.

Map of Nieuwer-Amstel, 1865–1870
Topographic map of Amstelveen, September 2014
KLM
KPMG head office
Downtown Amstelveen
Line 25 tram leaving the Amstelveen Poortwachter stop
Jan Peter Balkenende, 2006
Jan Cornelis Hofman, self portrait, 1929
Famke Janssen, 2013
Jolanda de Rover, 1981
Robbert Schilder, 2008
Koningsdag
Brandweer, Amstelveen
Paulus Kerk
Boathouse Bosbaan

The name Amstelveen comes from the Amstel, a local river (as does the name Amsterdam) and veen, meaning fen, peat, or moor.

As a result of the vicinity of Schiphol (Amsterdam Airport), and its links to Amsterdam, Amstelveen has grown and become a cosmopolitan mix of many cultures.

In 1852 the Haarlemmermeer polder was reclaimed and the "Fort at the Schiphol" was created as a defense for Amsterdam.

Martinair

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Martin's Air Charter de Havilland Dove in the early 1960s
Martinair Convair 640 in 1967
A Martinair Boeing 767-300ER passenger aircraft
TransPort Building houses the head offices of Martinair and Transavia
Martinair Boeing 747-400BCF

Martinair (legally Martinair Holland N.V.) is a Dutch cargo airline headquartered and based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and a subsidiary of Air France–KLM.

Martinair had passenger service throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa from Amsterdam.

Martinair has its head office in the TransPort Building, Schiphol East, on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands.

Transavia

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Dutch low-cost airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of KLM and therefore part of the Air France–KLM group.

Dutch low-cost airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of KLM and therefore part of the Air France–KLM group.

Transavia Sud Caravelle at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in June 1972
Transavia Airbus A300 in 1976
Transavia Boeing 757-200 in 2001
Logo during the Transavia Airlines branding
Logo during the transavia.com branding
The TransPort Building houses the head offices of Transavia and Martinair.
Transavia Boeing 737-800 wearing the current livery
Transavia Boeing 737-700 wearing the former livery
A Transavia Boeing 737-800 with Split Scimitar Winglets

Its main base is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and it has other bases at Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Eindhoven Airport.

Transavia has its head office in the TransPort Building, Schiphol East, on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands.

On 8 February 1997, Transavia Airlines Flight 484, a Boeing 737-300 flying from Salzburg to Amsterdam, was damaged en route. The push/pull rod of the elevator broke off, damaging the Boeing 737's rudder, and an emergency landing was made at Nuremberg Airport. There were no fatalities, but the FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive after this and a similar incident.