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Amsterdam (AMS) – London (LGW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
365 km
227 mi · 197 nm
Flight time
1 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
84 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (49 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
729,604
2024 · −12.2%
Flights / week
97
Both directions, average
Seats filled
84%
865,887 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 LGWAMSLGW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
251°
Heading from LGW
67°
Halfway point
51.75, 2.26
Great-circle km
364 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Amsterdam

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 71,544 passengers
050K100KJanFebMar71.5KAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202457,747
Feb 202463,468
Mar 202471,544
Apr 202465,276
May 202466,567
Jun 202460,066
Jul 202464,516
Aug 202459,706
Sep 202457,138
Oct 202463,302
Nov 202449,501
Dec 202450,773
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 524 flights
0200400600JanFebMar524AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024422
Feb 2024482
Mar 2024524
Apr 2024441
May 2024463
Jun 2024399
Jul 2024406
Aug 2024398
Sep 2024428
Oct 2024461
Nov 2024315
Dec 2024322

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 364 km.

AMS Amsterdam → LGW London

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.

LGW London → 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 London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
AMS371365314355336292

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London 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 LGW

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGW → BCN1,109 km 1,353,516
LGW → AGP1,644 km 1,198,732
LGW → DUB486 km 1,052,966
LGW → FCO1,407 km 923,766
LGW → FAO1,687 km 854,228
LGW → ALC1,430 km 789,014
LGW → MXP900 km 776,880
LGW → GVA716 km 758,331
LGW → TFS2,911 km 728,806
LGW → PMI1,309 km 725,184

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and London (LGW) are 365 km (227 miles, 197 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.