AMS · Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 52.3086° N, 4.7639° E
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Major airport in the Netherlands
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for AMS
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2513; ident EHAM; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
schiphol.nl
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
25 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
AMS / EHAM
OurAirports ident
EHAM
GPS / local code
EHAM
ISO region
NL-NH
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
schiphol.nl
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q9694
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
11 km
Approximate distance to central Amsterdam.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Amsterdam
Languages
Dutch
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
41,865 km²
Passenger volume
72 million passengers (2019)
Terminals
1 terminal / 3 departure halls
Runways
6 runways
Longest runway
12,467 ft / 3,800 m
Runway surface
asphalt (6)
Opened / operator
1916 · Royal Schiphol Group
Owner / entity
Royal Schiphol Group
Hub airlines
KLM
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
25 source-backed signals
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is a large scheduled-service airport for Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Amsterdam's built-up core sits roughly 11 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Amsterdam (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS / EHAM) is at 52.3086° N, 4.7639° E, elevation -11 ft (-3 m), serving Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Amsterdam is in The Netherlands (capital Amsterdam); regulated by Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport (ILT); on Europe/Amsterdam (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: Dutch; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Amsterdam: 11 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for AMS.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS / EHAM)
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Major airport in the Netherlands
Source identifiers
EHAM · EHAM · NL-NH
schiphol.nl · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, known informally as Schiphol Airport, is the main international airport of the Netherlands, and is one of the major hubs for the SkyTeam airline alliance.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for AMS; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
It is located 9 kilometres southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province of North Holland.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Name or history cue
The airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Hoofddorp
hoofddorp · 5.1 km from AMS
The Netherlands · Europe/Amsterdam · +0h · population 132,734 · city coordinates 52.3025, 4.6889
2. Aalsmeer
aalsmeer · 5.5 km from AMS
The Netherlands · Europe/Amsterdam · +0h · population 22,991 · city coordinates 52.2592, 4.7597
3. Amstelveen
amstelveen · 6.9 km from AMS
The Netherlands · Europe/Amsterdam · +0h · population 79,639 · city coordinates 52.3008, 4.8639
4. Uithoorn
uithoorn · 9.0 km from AMS
The Netherlands · Europe/Amsterdam · +0h · population 26,846 · city coordinates 52.2375, 4.8264
5. Nieuw-Vennep
nieuw-vennep · 10 km from AMS
The Netherlands · Europe/Amsterdam · +0h · population 31,415 · city coordinates 52.2642, 4.6306
6. Heemstede
heemstede · 11 km from AMS
The Netherlands · Europe/Amsterdam · +0h · population 25,562 · city coordinates 52.3499, 4.6230
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. RTM EHRD
Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Rotterdam
45 km from AMS · Europe/Amsterdam · +0h · elevation -15 ft (-5 m) · airport coordinates 51.9569, 4.4372
2. EIN EHEH
Eindhoven Airport · Eindhoven
104 km from AMS · Europe/Amsterdam · +0h · elevation 74 ft (23 m) · airport coordinates 51.4501, 5.3745
3. NRN EDLV
Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport · Weeze
123 km from AMS · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 106 ft (32 m) · airport coordinates 51.6014, 6.1412
4. GRQ EHGG
Groningen Airport Eelde · Groningen
152 km from AMS · Europe/Amsterdam · +0h · elevation 17 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates 53.1191, 6.5777
5. BRU EBBR
Brussels Airport · Zaventem
158 km from AMS · Europe/Brussels · +0h · elevation 175 ft (53 m) · airport coordinates 50.9014, 4.4844
Route-time reference set
1. AMS-EIN
Eindhoven · 104 km · 58m
Europe/Amsterdam · +0h from AMS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. AMS-NRN
Weeze · 123 km · 59m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from AMS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. AMS-GRQ
Groningen · 152 km · 1h 2m
Europe/Amsterdam · +0h from AMS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. AMS-BRU
Zaventem · 158 km · 1h 2m
Europe/Brussels · +0h from AMS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
6 runways
Longest runway 12,467 ft / 3,800 m. 6 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (6)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for AMS.
Runway identifiers
04/22 · 06/24 · 09/27 · 18C/36C · 18L/36R · 18R/36L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. RTM EHRD
Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Rotterdam · 45 km from AMS
large airport · Europe/Amsterdam · the-netherlands · -15 ft (-5 m) · 51.9569, 4.4372
2. EIN EHEH
Eindhoven Airport · Eindhoven · 104 km from AMS
large airport · Europe/Amsterdam · the-netherlands · 74 ft (23 m) · 51.4501, 5.3745
3. GRQ EHGG
Groningen Airport Eelde · Groningen · 152 km from AMS
large airport · Europe/Amsterdam · the-netherlands · 17 ft (5 m) · 53.1191, 6.5777
4. MST EHBK
Maastricht Aachen Airport · Maastricht · 170 km from AMS
large airport · Europe/Amsterdam · the-netherlands · 375 ft (114 m) · 50.9111, 5.7694
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the main international airport of the Netherlands.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for AMS.
Source note 2
The airport uses a single-terminal concept organized around three departure halls.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for AMS.
Source note 3
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, known informally as Schiphol Airport, is the main international airport of the Netherlands, and is one of the major hubs for the SkyTeam airline alliance.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for AMS.
Source note 4
It was the world's fifth busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2024.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for AMS.
Country and authority
AMS sits in The Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands), whose capital is Amsterdam. Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport (ILT) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Western Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Dutch. Currency context: EUR (€). AMS is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Major airport in the Netherlands. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, known informally as Schiphol Airport, is the main international airport of the Netherlands, and is one of the major hubs for the SkyTeam airline alliance. Location cue: It is located 9 kilometres southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province of North Holland. Name or history cue: The airport is built on the single-terminal concept: one large terminal split into three departure halls.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q9694 · Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Owner / owning body: Royal Schiphol Group. Administrative area: Haarlemmermeer. Named after: Amsterdam · Fort aan het Schiphol
Field and clock profile
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is a near sea-level field at -11 ft (-3 m), positioned at 52.3086° N, 4.7639° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 6 runways and a longest runway of 12,467 ft / 3,800 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Amsterdam (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Hoofddorp is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.1 km. RTM Rotterdam is the closest retained airport alternative at 45 km.
Country airport peers
AMS is compared with RTM Rotterdam at 45 km, EIN Eindhoven at 104 km, GRQ Groningen at 152 km, MST Maastricht at 170 km inside the retained The Netherlands airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
AMS-EIN Eindhoven: 104 km, about 58m, +0h. AMS-NRN Weeze: 123 km, about 59m, +0h. AMS-GRQ Groningen: 152 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. AMS-BRU Zaventem: 158 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EHAM backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. schiphol.nl is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
72 million passengers (2019)
Airline role
KLM
Terminal footprint
1 terminal / 3 departure halls
Runway footprint
6 runways · longest 12,467 ft / 3,800 m
Runway identifiers
04/22, 06/24, 09/27, 18C/36C
OurAirports classifies AMS as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
AMS (EHAM) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 72 million passengers (2019), operating from a near sea-level field at -11 ft (-3 m).
AMS also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as main netherlands gateway and primary hub for klm, with major transavia operations..
AMS's runway record lists 6 runways, with the longest runway at 12,467 ft / 3,800 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (6).
Royal Schiphol Group is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for AMS.
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the main international airport of the Netherlands.
- The airport uses a single-terminal concept organized around three departure halls.
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, known informally as Schiphol Airport, is the main international airport of the Netherlands, and is one of the major hubs for the SkyTeam airline alliance.
- It was the world's fifth busiest airport by international passenger traffic in 2024.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at schiphol.nl, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for AMS
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
AMS uses Europe/Amsterdam (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is about 11 km from central Amsterdam; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
RTM Rotterdam is the closest retained alternate at 45 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
schiphol.nl is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place AMS inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
AMS ranks #1 in the curated The Netherlands airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 5 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
AMS shares Europe/Amsterdam with EIN Eindhoven NL · GRQ Groningen NL · MST Maastricht NL · RTM Rotterdam NL. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
AMS is -11 ft (-3 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include RTM -15 ft (-5 m) (4 ft delta) · MSY 4 ft (1 m) (15 ft delta) · BKK 5 ft (2 m) (16 ft delta) · HPH 6 ft (2 m) (17 ft delta) · HSG 6 ft (2 m) (17 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
AMS's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are RTM 45 km +0h · EIN 104 km +0h · NRN 123 km +0h · GRQ 152 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eindhoven | EIN | 104 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Weeze | NRN | 123 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Groningen | GRQ | 152 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Zaventem | BRU | 158 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
AMS to EIN
Eindhoven
Distance 104 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone Europe/Amsterdam is +0h from AMS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
AMS to NRN
Weeze
Distance 123 km; estimated travel window 59m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from AMS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
AMS to GRQ
Groningen
Distance 152 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone Europe/Amsterdam is +0h from AMS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Amsterdam is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Amsterdam is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from AMS, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Hoofddorp
hoofddorp · 5.1 km · Europe/Amsterdam
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aalsmeer
aalsmeer · 5.5 km · Europe/Amsterdam
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Amstelveen
amstelveen · 6.9 km · Europe/Amsterdam
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Uithoorn
uithoorn · 9.0 km · Europe/Amsterdam
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nieuw-Vennep
nieuw-vennep · 10 km · Europe/Amsterdam
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Heemstede
heemstede · 11 km · Europe/Amsterdam
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Amsterdam
amsterdam · 11 km · Europe/Amsterdam
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Haarlem
haarlem · 12 km · Europe/Amsterdam
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hillegom
hillegom · 12 km · Europe/Amsterdam
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mijdrecht
mijdrecht · 13 km · Europe/Amsterdam
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Diemen
diemen · 14 km · Europe/Amsterdam
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Amsterdam-Zuidoost
amsterdam-zuidoost · 14 km · Europe/Amsterdam
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is associated in the current source trail with KLM, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Eindhoven (EIN), Weeze (NRN), Groningen (GRQ). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Main Netherlands gateway and primary hub for KLM, with major Transavia operations..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 72 million passengers (2019).
- Terminal footprint: 1 terminal / 3 departure halls.
- Runway footprint: 6 runways; longest runway 12,467 ft / 3,800 m; identifiers 04/22, 06/24, 09/27.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (6); 6 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Royal Schiphol Group.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1916.
- Network role: KLM.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from AMS. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Rotterdam The Hague AirportRTM
Rotterdam · large airport
- Distance
- 45 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- -15 ft (-5 m)
Compare against RTM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Eindhoven AirportEIN
Eindhoven · large airport
- Distance
- 104 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 74 ft (23 m)
Compare against EIN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Weeze (Niederrhein) AirportNRN
Weeze · large airport
- Distance
- 123 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 106 ft (32 m)
Compare against NRN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Groningen Airport EeldeGRQ
Groningen · large airport
- Distance
- 152 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 17 ft (5 m)
Compare against GRQ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Brussels AirportBRU
Zaventem · large airport
- Distance
- 158 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 175 ft (53 m)
Compare against BRU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) in?▾
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is in the Europe/Amsterdam timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol?▾
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol uses IATA code AMS and ICAO code EHAM.
Where is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol located?▾
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands at coordinates 52.3086° N, 4.7639° E, with an elevation of -11 ft (-3 m) (near sea-level field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol from central Amsterdam?▾
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol sits roughly 11 km from the nearest mapped city center for Amsterdam.
Which route reference is most useful from AMS?▾
Eindhoven (EIN) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 58m, destination timezone Europe/Amsterdam, and a +0h difference from AMS.
Which authority regulates AMS?▾
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol sits inside The Netherlands, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport (ILT).
What other airports in The Netherlands are close peers to AMS?▾
AMS's curated peers in The Netherlands on this site include RTM Rotterdam, EIN Eindhoven, GRQ Groningen, plus 1 more.
How many runways does Amsterdam Airport Schiphol have?▾
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's source-backed operational summary lists 6 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,467 ft / 3,800 m; identifiers include 04/22, 06/24, 09/27.