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Amsterdam (AMS) – Manchester (MAN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
488 km
304 mi · 264 nm
Flight time
1 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
112 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (66 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,083,040
2024 · +14.3%
Flights / week
147
Both directions, average
Seats filled
85%
1,268,436 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 MANAMSMAN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
287°
Heading from MAN
101°
Halfway point
52.88, 1.28
Great-circle km
487 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Manchester is 1 h behind Amsterdam

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 98,385 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul98.4KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202479,800
Feb 202483,953
Mar 202494,118
Apr 202485,745
May 202488,752
Jun 202486,122
Jul 202498,385
Aug 202496,591
Sep 202489,105
Oct 202490,424
Nov 202495,361
Dec 202494,684
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 687 flights
05001KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct687NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024571
Feb 2024581
Mar 2024658
Apr 2024600
May 2024651
Jun 2024607
Jul 2024673
Aug 2024655
Sep 2024660
Oct 2024687
Nov 2024634
Dec 2024643

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 487 km.

AMS Amsterdam → MAN Manchester

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.

MAN Manchester → 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.

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 → LIS1,847 km 1,044,889
AMS → DXB5,175 km 991,087
AMS → AGP1,883 km 912,397
AMS → JFK5,863 km 905,043

More routes from MAN

Route Distance Passengers / year
MAN → DUB265 km 1,063,307
MAN → TFS3,046 km 975,825
MAN → ALC1,680 km 902,041
MAN → PMI1,580 km 771,790
MAN → AYT3,136 km 718,000
MAN → CDG589 km 713,143
MAN → AGP1,861 km 618,534
MAN → DLM3,028 km 561,981
MAN → ACE2,864 km 552,440
MAN → BCN1,379 km 543,841

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Manchester (MAN) are 488 km (304 miles, 264 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.