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Amsterdam (AMS) – Seoul (ICN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
8,574 km
5,328 mi · 4,630 nm
Flight time
10 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
8 h / 7 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,001 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (592 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
299,068
2024 · +17.6%
Flights / week
21
Both directions, average
Seats filled
85%
350,240 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 ICNAMSICN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
44°
Heading from ICN
328°
Halfway point
63.38, 78.66
Great-circle km
8,552 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
8 h in January, 7 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 30,614 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug30.6KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202422,305
Feb 202421,356
Mar 202422,152
Apr 202424,344
May 202427,092
Jun 202428,302
Jul 202427,771
Aug 202430,614
Sep 202428,887
Oct 202428,129
Nov 202419,418
Dec 202418,698
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 107 flights
050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug107SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 202487
Feb 202483
Mar 202488
Apr 202483
May 202491
Jun 202499
Jul 202498
Aug 2024107
Sep 2024104
Oct 202499
Nov 202475
Dec 202476

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 8,552 km.

AMS Amsterdam → ICN Seoul

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

Covers any airline.

ICN Seoul → 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 Seoul

ICNGMP
AMS8,5748,582

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Seoul 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 ICN

Route Distance Passengers
ICN → NRT1,260 km 2,519,026 (6 mo)
ICN → KIX862 km 2,313,960 (6 mo)
ICN → FUK563 km 1,708,245 (6 mo)
ICN → HKG2,067 km 1,316,010 (6 mo)
ICN → TPE1,460 km 1,184,972 (6 mo)
ICN → PVG821 km 1,111,272 (6 mo)
ICN → BKK3,665 km 950,069 (6 mo)
ICN → DAD2,976 km 941,076 (6 mo)
ICN → SIN4,614 km 900,158 (6 mo)
ICN → TAO580 km 797,360 (6 mo)

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Seoul (ICN) are 8,574 km (5,328 miles, 4,630 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.