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Amsterdam (AMS) – Glasgow (GLA)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
720 km
447 mi · 389 nm
Flight time
1 h 40 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
90 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (53 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
435,889
2024 · +14.6%
Flights / week
67
Both directions, average
Seats filled
84%
521,613 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 GLAAMSGLA
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
307°
Heading from GLA
120°
Halfway point
54.18, 0.36
Great-circle km
718 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Glasgow is 1 h behind Amsterdam

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 41,300 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJun41.3KJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202425,949
Feb 202427,182
Mar 202433,666
Apr 202435,716
May 202440,211
Jun 202441,300
Jul 202441,211
Aug 202440,220
Sep 202440,783
Oct 202438,553
Nov 202435,099
Dec 202435,999
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 336 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMay336JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024220
Feb 2024234
Mar 2024276
Apr 2024315
May 2024336
Jun 2024322
Jul 2024295
Aug 2024306
Sep 2024326
Oct 2024303
Nov 2024264
Dec 2024284

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 718 km.

AMS Amsterdam → GLA Glasgow

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.

GLA Glasgow → 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.

Every airport pair between Amsterdam and Glasgow

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Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Glasgow airports

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 GLA

Route Distance Passengers / year
GLA → DUB296 km 501,143
GLA → TFS3,240 km 285,994
GLA → ALC1,977 km 251,021
GLA → AGP2,134 km 241,795
GLA → PMI1,890 km 196,891
GLA → CDG898 km 184,068
GLA → FRA1,086 km 153,997
GLA → FAO2,113 km 150,920
GLA → ACE3,079 km 145,733
GLA → AYT3,374 km 141,288

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Glasgow (GLA) are 720 km (447 miles, 389 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.