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Amsterdam Schiphol airport at Amsterdam (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↑, Gemeente Haarlemmermeer at 4mi↑, Gemeente Uithoorn at 6mi↑,→ 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
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- Schiphol Airport train station at 0mi
- Hoofddorp train station at 3mi
- Amsterdam Lelylaan train station at 5mi
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- Rotterdam The Hague airport at 28mi : book on Trip.com
- Lelystad airport at 34mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
METAR for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
EHAM 261255Z 15003KT 3000 BR FEW002 SCT003 BKN004 07/07 Q1036 TEMPO BKN003
Decoded METAR for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
METAR issued by EHAM on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 12:55 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 hours and 10 minutes ago.
visibility is 3km = 2mi.
The temperature is 7°C = 45°F, dew point is 7°C = 45°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100%.
QNH is 1036hPa = 30.59inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 150°.
Clouds : few clouds at 200ft = 60m. scattered clouds at 300ft = 90m. broken at 400ft = 120m.
mist
Temporarily broken at 003
TAF for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
EHAM 261120Z 2612/2718 15005KT 4000 BR SCT002 BKN003 OVC004 TEMPO 2612/2712 2000 -DZ SCT001 BKN002 PROB40 TEMPO 2621/2718 6000 NSW FEW004 SCT025 PROB30 2622/2711 0400 FG BKN001
Decoded TAF for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
TAF issued by EHAM on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:20 UTC, issued 5 hours and 45 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, December 26, 2024 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, December 27, 2024 à 18:00 heure UTC
2612/2718 15005KT 4000 BR SCT002 BKN003 OVC004
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
mist
scattered clouds at 200ft = 60m broken at 300ft = 90m overcast at 400ft = 120m
temporarily from Thursday, December 26, 2024 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, December 27, 2024 à 12:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2612/2712 2000 -DZ SCT001 BKN002
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
light intensity drizzle
scattered clouds at 100ft = 30m broken at 200ft = 60m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Thursday, December 26, 2024 à 21:00 heure TU to Friday, December 27, 2024 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 2621/2718 6000 NSW FEW004 SCT025
no significant weather
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
few clouds at 400ft = 120m scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
probability of 30% to have from Thursday, December 26, 2024 à 22:00 heure TU to Friday, December 27, 2024 à 11:00 heure UTC
PROB30 2622/2711 0400 FG BKN001
Visibility is 0km = 0mi, there's fog.
fog
broken at 100ft = 30m
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 at Amsterdam (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 at Amsterdam (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↑
- Vliegveld Maaldrift airport ( NL-0061) at 18mi↑defunct airport
- Hilversum airport (EHHV ) at 18mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Netherlands
Data sources
- 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