Amsterdam (AMS) – New York (JFK)
- Distance
- 5,863 km
- 3,643 mi · 3,166 nm
- Flight time
- 8 h 12 min / 7 h 23 min
- Average gate to gate: AMS → JFK / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 684 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (405 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 735,432
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −16.3%
- Flights / week
- 57
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 852,451 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- KL, DL, 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 JFK
- 49°
- Halfway point
- 53.59, -39.52
- Great-circle km
- 5,848 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air AMS → JFK
- 7 h 38 min
- In the air JFK → AMS
- 6 h 33 min
- Clocks
- New York is 6 h behind Amsterdam
The estimate for a route without real times is 7 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 71,440 |
| Sep 2025 | 58,307 |
| Oct 2025 | 61,608 |
| Nov 2025 | 59,550 |
| Dec 2025 | 67,070 |
| Jan 2026 | 53,142 |
| Feb 2026 | 47,280 |
| Mar 2026 | 61,798 |
| Apr 2026 | 66,535 |
| May 2026 | 63,512 |
| Jun 2026 | 60,143 |
| Jul 2026 | 65,047 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 295 |
| Sep 2025 | 273 |
| Oct 2025 | 255 |
| Nov 2025 | 239 |
| Dec 2025 | 244 |
| Jan 2026 | 227 |
| Feb 2026 | 206 |
| Mar 2026 | 244 |
| Apr 2026 | 237 |
| May 2026 | 243 |
| Jun 2026 | 234 |
| Jul 2026 | 243 |
Airlines flying AMS–JFK nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| KLKlm Royal Dutch Airlines | 29 | 56% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 25 | 41% |
| B6JetBlue Airways | 3.3 | 3% |
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 787-10 Dreamliner · 988 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 728 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 540 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 264 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 169 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 135 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 92 flights
- Boeing 767-300/300ER · 16 flights
Also carried: 25,612 tonnes of freight and 180 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 5,848 km.
AMS Amsterdam → JFK New York
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
JFK New York → 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 New York
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All New York airports
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| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| JFK → LAX | 3,983 km | 3,020,062 |
| JFK → LHR | 5,555 km | 2,984,474 |
| JFK → SFO | 4,162 km | 1,910,892 |
| JFK → CDG | 5,850 km | 1,852,909 |
| JFK → MCO | 1,519 km | 1,430,021 |
| JFK → MIA | 1,753 km | 1,326,964 |
| JFK → ATL | 1,223 km | 1,253,545 |
| JFK → SJU | 2,571 km | 1,142,506 |
| JFK → FCO | 6,884 km | 1,141,515 |
| JFK → LAS | 3,618 km | 1,102,051 |