Amsterdam (AMS) – Hong Kong (HKG)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
9,290 km
5,773 mi · 5,016 nm
Flight time
11 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
7 h / 6 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,085 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (642 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
312,449
2024 · +19.6%
Flights / week
21
Both directions, average
Seats filled
89%
351,558 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
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 HKGAMSHKG
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
62°
Heading from HKG
324°
Halfway point
51.72, 75.31
Great-circle km
9,274 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
7 h in January, 6 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 11 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 27,874 passengers
010K20K30KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct27.9KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202427,283
Feb 202425,974
Mar 202426,669
Apr 202424,344
May 202422,971
Jun 202425,872
Jul 202427,318
Aug 202425,389
Sep 202427,454
Oct 202427,874
Nov 202425,651
Dec 202425,650
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 97 flights
050100JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct97NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 202493
Feb 202491
Mar 202488
Apr 202485
May 202485
Jun 202492
Jul 202492
Aug 202486
Sep 202492
Oct 202497
Nov 202490
Dec 202492

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 9,274 km.

AMS Amsterdam → HKG Hong Kong

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

HKG Hong Kong → 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.

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 HKG

Route Distance Passengers
HKG → ICN2,067 km 1,316,010 (6 mo)
HKG → SYD7,372 km 1,065,358
HKG → SFO11,147 km 913,339
HKG → LAX11,683 km 910,783
HKG → MEL7,387 km 781,290
HKG → DEL3,753 km 682,536
HKG → JFK12,990 km 598,888
HKG → CDG9,606 km 381,883
HKG → FRA9,170 km 377,059
HKG → BNE6,930 km 323,972

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Hong Kong (HKG) are 9,290 km (5,773 miles, 5,016 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.