Amsterdam (AMS) – Birmingham (BHX)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
444 km
276 mi · 240 nm
Flight time
1 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
101 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (60 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
592,522
2024 · +14.2%
Flights / week
87
Both directions, average
Seats filled
82%
725,374 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_nl), reported by the airport in Netherlands, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from AMS to BHXAMSBHX
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
275°
Heading from BHX
90°
Halfway point
52.43, 1.51
Great-circle km
442 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Birmingham is 1 h behind Amsterdam

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 55,735 passengers
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Month Passengers
Jan 202440,756
Feb 202446,391
Mar 202455,735
Apr 202450,791
May 202451,028
Jun 202451,354
Jul 202444,399
Aug 202445,651
Sep 202451,535
Oct 202452,042
Nov 202449,281
Dec 202453,559
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 417 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec417
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Month Flights
Jan 2024316
Feb 2024353
Mar 2024412
Apr 2024391
May 2024404
Jun 2024371
Jul 2024322
Aug 2024334
Sep 2024392
Oct 2024408
Nov 2024395
Dec 2024417

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 442 km.

AMS Amsterdam → BHX Birmingham

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

BHX Birmingham → AMS Amsterdam

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from AMS

Route Distance Passengers / year
AMS → BCN1,241 km 1,559,616
AMS → LHR371 km 1,460,366
AMS → DUB752 km 1,297,434
AMS → MAD1,459 km 1,228,527
AMS → CPH635 km 1,159,300
AMS → CDG399 km 1,125,321
AMS → MAN488 km 1,083,040
AMS → LIS1,847 km 1,044,889
AMS → DXB5,175 km 991,087
AMS → AGP1,883 km 912,397

More routes from BHX

Route Distance Passengers / year
BHX → DUB322 km 813,198
BHX → PMI1,475 km 452,590
BHX → TFS2,976 km 441,909
BHX → ALC1,578 km 404,832
BHX → AGP1,766 km 364,632
BHX → AYT3,065 km 360,628
BHX → CDG489 km 324,990
BHX → BCN1,274 km 278,058
BHX → ACE2,788 km 265,518
BHX → FAO1,783 km 263,745

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Birmingham (BHX) are 444 km (276 miles, 240 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.