The Zwanenburgbaan was built in the 1960s. During the main maintenance, the works will be carried out together with the contractor Heijmans, needed once every 40-60 years. During the maintenance period, the asphalt, the size of 86 football fields, will be completely renewed.
Schiphol will also renovate 12,000 square meters of runway markings and replace 6 kilometers of gutters and exits on and around the runway. All track lighting will be replaced by a more sustainable and reliable LED lighting installation. This affects nearly 6,400 lamps.
Furthermore, the platform station and the rainwater drainage system will be completely renewed.
Adapted use of the track
Planes that normally take off from or land on or from the Zwanenburgbaan will make more use of the Buitenveldertbaan in the coming months. The Schiphol-Oostbaan can also be used as a runway and a small part of the flights will be moved to the Kaagbaan.
Working landing system
During and after a major maintenance, Air Traffic Control Netherlands (LVNL) will replace the Zwanenburg runway’s Instrument Landing System (ILS). An ILS ensures that aircraft are supported to descend at a gradual angle to the runway.
After major maintenance has been completed in mid-April, the Zwanenburg runway can again be used as a runway, except when visibility is poor. So it will not be possible to land from the south in the period up to six weeks after the end of the maintenance (probably until the end of June).
Some activities on the ILS, such as measurements to verify proper system operation, can only be performed after major maintenance has been completed. During these runway and aerial measurements with a measuring aircraft, the runway is unavailable for air traffic. The measurements last several hours at a time and are scheduled during the day and night on certain days in May. The exact days and times will be communicated later.
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