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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
By plane :
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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 161125Z 16011KT 2200 -DZ BR BKN002 BKN003 05/05 Q1036 BECMG 3500 BKN003
Decoded METAR for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
METAR issued by EHAM on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 11:25 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 hours and 39 minutes ago.
visibility is 2km = 1mi.
The temperature is 5°C = 41°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100%.
QNH is 1036hPa = 30.59inHg
Wind 20km/h = 11kt, direction is 160°.
Clouds : broken at 200ft = 60m. broken at 300ft = 90m.
light intensity drizzle
mist
Becoming 3500 broken at 003
TAF for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
EHAM 161101Z 1612/1718 17004KT 3500 BR FEW002 BKN003 OVC007 PROB40 1612/1615 5000 SCT003 BKN005 OVC008 PROB30 1612/1618 BKN002 BECMG 1619/1621 MIFG SCT014 PROB30 1621/1710 0500 FZFG FG BKN001 BECMG 1709/1712 2000 BR BKN002 PROB40 1712/1718 3500 SCT002 BKN004
Decoded TAF for Amsterdam Schiphol airport EHAM AMS
TAF issued by EHAM on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 11:01 UTC, issued 5 hours and 3 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, January 16, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, January 16, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
1612/1718 17004KT 3500 BR FEW002 BKN003 OVC007
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 170°
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
mist
few clouds at 200ft = 60m broken at 300ft = 90m overcast at 700ft = 210m
probability of 40% to have from Thursday, January 16, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, January 16, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
PROB40 1612/1615 5000 SCT003 BKN005 OVC008
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
scattered clouds at 300ft = 90m broken at 500ft = 150m overcast at 800ft = 240m
probability of 30% to have from Thursday, January 16, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, January 16, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB30 1612/1618 BKN002
broken at 200ft = 60m
becoming from Thursday, January 16, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Friday, January 17, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1619/1621 MIFG SCT014
shallow fog
scattered clouds at 1400ft = 430m
probability of 30% to have from Thursday, January 16, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Friday, January 17, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
PROB30 1621/1710 0500 FZFG FG BKN001
Visibility is 1km = 0mi, there's fog.
freezing fog
fog
broken at 100ft = 30m
becoming from Friday, January 17, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, January 17, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1709/1712 2000 BR BKN002
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
mist
broken at 200ft = 60m
probability of 40% to have from Friday, January 17, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, January 17, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB40 1712/1718 3500 SCT002 BKN004
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
scattered clouds at 200ft = 60m broken at 400ft = 120m
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