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Amsterdam Schiphol airport (Netherlands)
This airport is located below sea level. It is one of the lowest airports in the world.
Amsterdam Schiphol airport is located near Amsterdam, with Schiphol at 1mi↑, Gemeente Aalsmeer at 3mi↑, Hoofddorp at 3mi↑, Aalsmeer at 3mi↑, Gemeente Amstelveen at 4mi↑, Weberbuurt at 4mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Netherlands and Southernmost airports in Netherlands
→ See also airports in Netherlands
aerial view of Amsterdam Schiphol airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EHAM
- IATA code : AMS
- Local code : -
Elevation : -3 m = -10ft
→ See also Highest airports in Netherlands and Lowest airports in Netherlands
Runways
- runway 18R/36L : 3800m = 12467ft
- runway 06/24 : 3500m = 11483ft
- runway 09/27 : 3453m = 11329ft
- runway 18L/36R : 3400m = 11155ft
- runway 18C/36C : 3300m = 10827ft
- runway 04/22 : 2014m = 6608ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Netherlands
Coming to Amsterdam Schiphol airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Amsterdam Schiphol airport at 0mi : book on Transavia Iberia Vueling Singapore Airlines air_france
- Rotterdam The Hague airport at 28mi : book on Transavia
- Lelystad airport at 34mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
METAR for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
EHAM 030855Z 08015KT 050V110 9000 FEW012 M02/M05 Q0997 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
METAR issued by EHAM on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 08:55 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 8 minutes ago.
visibility is 9km = 6mi.
The temperature is -2°C = 28°F, dew point is -5°C = 23°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 80 %.
QNH is 997hPa = 29.44inHg
Wind 28km/h = 15kt, direction is 80°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1200ft = 370m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
EHAM 030510Z 0306/0412 08015KT 9999 BKN016 BECMG 0306/0308 CAVOK BECMG 0311/0314 7000 RA BKN018 PROB30 TEMPO 0311/0314 -FZRADZ PROB40 TEMPO 0312/0315 4500 DZRA BKN012 BECMG 0314/0317 11011KT -DZRA BKN008 PROB30 0319/0402 4500 DZRA BKN003 BECMG 0400/0403 13007KT 2500 BR -DZ BKN004 PROB40 0400/0407 0500 FG OVC000 BECMG 0407/0410 7000 NSW BKN012
Decoded TAF for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
TAF issued by EHAM on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 05:10 UTC, issued 4 hours and 53 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
0306/0412 08015KT 9999 BKN016
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 80°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 1600ft = 490m
becoming from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 08:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 11:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0306/0308 CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 14:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 14:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0311/0314 7000 RA BKN018
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
rain
broken at 1800ft = 550m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 11:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 14:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0311/0314 -FZRADZ
light intensity freezing rain drizzle
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 15:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 0312/0315 4500 DZRA BKN012
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
drizzle rain
broken at 1200ft = 370m
becoming from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 17:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0314/0317 11011KT -DZRA BKN008
wind 11kt = 20km/h, direction is 110°
light intensity drizzlerain
broken at 800ft = 240m
probability of 30% to have from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 19:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 02:00 heure UTC
PROB30 0319/0402 4500 DZRA BKN003
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
drizzle rain
broken at 300ft = 90m
becoming from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 03:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 07:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0400/0403 13007KT 2500 BR -DZ BKN004
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 130°
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
mist
light intensity drizzle
broken at 400ft = 120m
probability of 40% to have from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 07:00 heure UTC
PROB40 0400/0407 0500 FG OVC000
Visibility is 1km = 0mi, there's fog.
fog
overcast at 0ft = 0m
becoming from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 10:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0407/0410 7000 NSW BKN012
no significant weather
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
broken at 1200ft = 370m
VAC for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Amsterdam Schiphol airport
Around Amsterdam Schiphol airport (Netherlands)
near
- Hotels in Schiphol
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 260mi↑
- Paris at 261mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 262mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 288mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 289mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 291mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 306mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 307mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 309mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 311mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 311mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 315mi↑
- for Amsterdam Schiphol airport at 0mi↑
- for Vu Medisch Centrum airport at 4mi↑
- for Amsterdam airport at 8mi↑
nearest airports to Amsterdam Schiphol airport (Netherlands)
- Vu Medisch Centrum heliport ( NL-0012) at 4mi↑
- Amsterdam heliport (EHHA ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Buiksloot airport ( NL-0042) at 9mi↑defunct airport
- Vliegveld Buiksloot airport ( NL-0066) at 9mi↑defunct airport
- Langeveld Glider Field airport ( NL-0033) at 11mi↑
- Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis heliport ( NL-0011) at 13mi↑
- IJmuiden heliport (EHYP ) at 13mi↑NOTAM
- Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin heliport ( NL-0078) at 15mi↑
- Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum heliport ( NL-0018) at 16mi↑
- Glider Field Castricum airport ( NL-0029) at 17mi↑
- Vliegveld Maaldrift airport ( NL-0061) at 18mi↑defunct airport
- Hilversum airport (EHHV ) at 18mi↑NOTAM
- Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht heliport ( NL-0015) at 23mi↑
- SOESTERBERG RNLA airport (EHSB UTC ) at 24mi↑defunct airport
- Bergen airport ( NL-0043) at 24mi↑defunct airport
- Gavi-Kavel heliport ( NL-0081) at 24mi↑defunct airport
→ See also Former airports in Netherlands
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
