Amsterdam (AMS) – Houston (IAH)
- Distance
- 8,067 km
- 5,012 mi · 4,356 nm
- Flight time
- 10 h 49 min / 9 h 41 min
- Average gate to gate: AMS → IAH / back
- Time difference
- 7 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 942 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (557 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 261,563
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −2.5%
- Flights / week
- 27
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 77%
- 341,278 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- KL, UA
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
- 297°
- Heading from IAH
- 39°
- Halfway point
- 53.17, -56.89
- Great-circle km
- 8,049 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air AMS → IAH
- 10 h 15 min
- In the air IAH → AMS
- 9 h 7 min
- Clocks
- Houston is 7 h behind Amsterdam
The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 23,361 |
| Sep 2025 | 18,435 |
| Oct 2025 | 21,362 |
| Nov 2025 | 21,578 |
| Dec 2025 | 25,599 |
| Jan 2026 | 16,763 |
| Feb 2026 | 15,157 |
| Mar 2026 | 25,084 |
| Apr 2026 | 23,541 |
| May 2026 | 23,389 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,545 |
| Jul 2026 | 23,749 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 120 |
| Sep 2025 | 112 |
| Oct 2025 | 116 |
| Nov 2025 | 117 |
| Dec 2025 | 124 |
| Jan 2026 | 94 |
| Feb 2026 | 97 |
| Mar 2026 | 123 |
| Apr 2026 | 119 |
| May 2026 | 123 |
| Jun 2026 | 118 |
| Jul 2026 | 118 |
Airlines flying AMS–IAH nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| KLKlm Royal Dutch Airlines | 13 | 60% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 40% |
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
- Boeing 767-300/300ER · 706 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 453 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 104 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 90 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 28 flights
Also carried: 12,045 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 8,049 km.
AMS Amsterdam → IAH Houston
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
IAH Houston → 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.
Every airport pair between Amsterdam and Houston
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Houston airports
More routes from AMS
More routes from IAH
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| IAH → ORD | 1,489 km | 1,711,056 |
| IAH → DEN | 1,387 km | 1,641,444 |
| IAH → LAX | 2,219 km | 1,544,652 |
| IAH → ATL | 1,109 km | 1,430,755 |
| IAH → DFW | 361 km | 1,257,452 |
| IAH → SFO | 2,632 km | 1,223,236 |
| IAH → MCO | 1,375 km | 1,147,728 |
| IAH → EWR | 2,252 km | 1,135,261 |
| IAH → LGA | 2,279 km | 1,049,227 |
| IAH → LAS | 1,966 km | 1,028,809 |