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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 211025Z 09007KT 9999 FEW017 BKN020 09/08 Q1012 BECMG NSC
Decoded METAR for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
METAR issued by EHAM on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 10:25 UTC, issued 32 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 9°C = 48°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
QNH is 1012hPa = 29.88inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 90°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1700ft = 520m. broken at 2000ft = 610m.
Becoming NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or presence of cumulonimbus 'cumulonimbus)
TAF for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
EHAM 210506Z 2106/2212 09008KT 6000 BKN019 BECMG 2108/2111 CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
TAF issued by EHAM on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 05:06 UTC, issued 5 hours and 51 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, December 21, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 21, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
2106/2212 09008KT 6000 BKN019
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
broken at 1900ft = 580m
becoming from Sunday, December 21, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Monday, December 22, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2108/2111 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.
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
