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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
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Schiphol Airport train station at 0mi
- Hoofddorp train station at 3mi
- Amsterdam Lelylaan train station at 5mi
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 071955Z 22009KT 8000 3500NW -DZRA FEW002 BKN007 BKN018 14/14 Q1023 TEMPO 4000 BKN014
Decoded METAR for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
METAR issued by EHAM on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 19:55 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 32 hours and -1416 minutes ago.
visibility is 8km = 5mi.
The temperature is 14°C = 57°F, dew point is 14°C = 57°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
QNH is 1023hPa = 30.21inHg
Wind 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 220°.
Clouds : few clouds at 200ft = 60m. broken at 700ft = 210m. broken at 1800ft = 550m.
light intensity drizzlerain
3500NW,
Temporarily 4000 broken at 014
TAF for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
EHAM 071659Z 0718/0824 23007KT 9999 BKN016 PROB30 TEMPO 0718/0721 6000 -DZ BKN008 BECMG 0719/0722 BKN025 PROB30 TEMPO 0800/0807 4000 BR BKN004 TEMPO 0811/0816 6000 -RA -SHRA SCT008 BKN013 FEW015TCU BECMG 0814/0816 31008KT
Decoded TAF for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
TAF issued by EHAM on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 16:59 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 11 hours and 20 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
0718/0824 23007KT 9999 BKN016
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 230°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 1600ft = 490m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0718/0721 6000 -DZ BKN008
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
light intensity drizzle
broken at 800ft = 240m
becoming from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 8, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0719/0722 BKN025
broken at 2500ft = 760m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 8, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0800/0807 4000 BR BKN004
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
mist
broken at 400ft = 120m
temporarily from Wednesday, October 8, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 8, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0811/0816 6000 -RA -SHRA SCT008 BKN013 FEW015TCU
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
light rain
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 800ft = 240m broken at 1300ft = 400m few clouds at 1500ft = 460m
becoming from Wednesday, October 8, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 8, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0814/0816 31008KT
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 310°
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
- Vliegveld Buiksloot airport ( NL-0066) at 9mi↑defunct airport
- Buiksloot airport ( NL-0042) 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↑
→ 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