A Hub with many special facilities
KLM Cargo’s Schiphol Hub consists of three buildings: Freight building 1, 2 and 3. Freight handling from building 1 came into effect in 1967, whereas Freight building 2 became operational in 1982 and Freight building 3 in 1991. 
The Schiphol Hub offers many special facilities for the handling of our customers’ special products, as an Animal Hotel for live animals, a Conditioning Competence Center for conditioning and cooling of shipments, and a Vault for valuables. With our SPL Hub, we strive for continuous quality and productivity improvements to meet the transportation need of our customers. Together with AF-KL Cargo’s Charles de Gaulle Hub, the Schiphol Hub forms the gateway to Europe.

Express Cargo: Equation 
Freight building 1 houses a dedicated unit to the handling of the Equation product and other loose loaded, high-yielding products. The flow handles about 150 flights per day to 50 destination in Europe and 52 intercontinental destinations. Unique for this unit, are its full handling capabilities: it operates dedicated acceptance and delivery services, warehouse handling, document handling and ramp-transport. The handling is supported by IT-technology based on barcode scanning for real time warehousing and track & trace.
Freight building 1 is the first to be re-built. It is expected to be operational in a new facility in 2010.

Security
Throughout the Schiphol Hub, optimal security is available with a round-the-clock video surveillance system linked to the KLM Cargo Security command post. Screening equipment can be used at Export acceptance. In Freight building 1, special sniffing dogs check cargo at random before loading.

High-tech facilities
The Schiphol Hub uses modern, technology solutions, such as a Pallet & Container Handling System (PCHS) for the fully automated handling of ready for carriage pallets and containers from delivery to loading. There are 1200 storage positions within PCHS. 

Quality: Cargo2000 
To optimize handling times, the terminal is now process-driven for Departures and Arrivals.
One of the cornerstones of our operational excellence program is our ongoing drive to “Flown as Booked.” The best way to ensure that you get what you paid for is by making our processes as transparent as possible. We therefore offer a wide range of track & trace facilities and automated customized messages, updating you on your shipment. We have opted for Cargo 2000, the industry-wide standard, as our strategic quality system, throughout our network, for all our products.

Key figures

• Freight building 1: 27000 square meters
• Freight building 2: 20000 square meters
• Freight building 3; 21000 square meters
• Headcount: 1200
• Tonnage handled: 145 tons per month 
• Flights handled per day: Freight building 2: 60 and in FB 3: 73
• 4 parking stands for B747-400 ER Freighters