AirportsAmsterdam Airport Schiphol is a large airport serving Amsterdam, in Noord-Holland, Netherlands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AMS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AMS
- ICAO code
- EHAM
- City
- Amsterdam
- State or region
- Noord-Holland
- Country
- Netherlands
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 52.3086° N, 4.7639° E
- Elevation
- -3 m (-11 ft)
- Runways
- 6
- Longest runway
- 3,800 m (12,467 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AMS means Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EHAM. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.3086° N, 4.7639° E. It stands 3 metres (11 feet) below sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Amsterdam, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has 6 runways in the data. The longest is 3,800 metres (12,467 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Netherlands on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18R/36L | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 3,453 m 11,329 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06/24 | 3,439 m 11,283 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18L/36R | 3,400 m 11,155 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18C/36C | 3,300 m 10,826 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04/22 | 2,020 m 6,627 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam The Hague AirportRotterdam | RTM | 45 km |
| Eindhoven AirportEindhoven | EIN | 104 km |
| Weeze (Niederrhein) AirportWeeze, Germany | NRN | 123 km |
| Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)Antwerp, Belgium | ANR | 126 km |
| Groningen Airport EeldeGroningen | GRQ | 152 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,364 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,860 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,169 km | 6 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 370 km | 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,848 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,956 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,514 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,317 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,659 km | 20 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.