Amsterdam (AMS) – Boston (BOS)
- Distance
- 5,563 km
- 3,457 mi · 3,004 nm
- Flight time
- 7 h 50 min / 6 h 53 min
- Average gate to gate: AMS → BOS / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 649 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (384 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 447,243
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +7.3%
- Flights / week
- 43
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 84%
- 534,105 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- DL, KL, B6
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from AMS
- 291°
- Heading from BOS
- 51°
- Halfway point
- 53.92, -37.31
- Great-circle km
- 5,548 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air AMS → BOS
- 7 h 19 min
- In the air BOS → AMS
- 6 h 16 min
- Clocks
- Boston is 6 h behind Amsterdam
The estimate for a route without real times is 7 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 47,964 |
| Sep 2025 | 40,922 |
| Oct 2025 | 41,730 |
| Nov 2025 | 28,497 |
| Dec 2025 | 30,783 |
| Jan 2026 | 20,427 |
| Feb 2026 | 21,564 |
| Mar 2026 | 31,469 |
| Apr 2026 | 43,771 |
| May 2026 | 45,976 |
| Jun 2026 | 48,144 |
| Jul 2026 | 45,996 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 220 |
| Sep 2025 | 213 |
| Oct 2025 | 206 |
| Nov 2025 | 152 |
| Dec 2025 | 160 |
| Jan 2026 | 99 |
| Feb 2026 | 129 |
| Mar 2026 | 165 |
| Apr 2026 | 215 |
| May 2026 | 226 |
| Jun 2026 | 225 |
| Jul 2026 | 223 |
Airlines flying AMS–BOS nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| DLDelta Air Lines | 22 | 62% |
| KLKlm Royal Dutch Airlines | 7.9 | 21% |
| B6JetBlue Airways | 13 | 17% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 928 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 683 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 386 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 128 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 42 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 38 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 17 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 9 flights
Also carried: 9,022 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 5,548 km.
AMS Amsterdam → BOS Boston
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
BOS Boston → AMS Amsterdam
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
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.