Amsterdam (AMS) – Chicago (ORD)
- Distance
- 6,630 km
- 4,120 mi · 3,580 nm
- Flight time
- 8 h 58 min / 8 h 12 min
- Average gate to gate: AMS → ORD / back
- Time difference
- 7 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 774 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (458 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 266,521
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −5.8%
- Flights / week
- 26
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 81%
- 327,319 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
- 300°
- Heading from ORD
- 45°
- Halfway point
- 57.25, -47.38
- Great-circle km
- 6,612 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air AMS → ORD
- 8 h 20 min
- In the air ORD → AMS
- 7 h 27 min
- Clocks
- Chicago is 7 h behind Amsterdam
The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 29,573 |
| Sep 2025 | 25,544 |
| Oct 2025 | 23,372 |
| Nov 2025 | 17,059 |
| Dec 2025 | 18,004 |
| Jan 2026 | 13,661 |
| Feb 2026 | 10,308 |
| Mar 2026 | 19,189 |
| Apr 2026 | 24,593 |
| May 2026 | 27,191 |
| Jun 2026 | 28,262 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,765 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 120 |
| Sep 2025 | 116 |
| Oct 2025 | 114 |
| Nov 2025 | 103 |
| Dec 2025 | 102 |
| Jan 2026 | 94 |
| Feb 2026 | 87 |
| Mar 2026 | 107 |
| Apr 2026 | 121 |
| May 2026 | 124 |
| Jun 2026 | 117 |
| Jul 2026 | 123 |
Airlines flying AMS–ORD nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| KLKlm Royal Dutch Airlines | 12 | 59% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 41% |
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 · 469 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 419 flights
- B787-800 Dreamliner · 238 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 155 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 30 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 17 flights
Also carried: 13,676 tonnes of freight and 103 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 6,612 km.
AMS Amsterdam → ORD Chicago
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
ORD Chicago → 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 Chicago
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Chicago airports
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| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| ORD → LGA | 1,180 km | 2,736,902 |
| ORD → LAX | 2,808 km | 2,332,419 |
| ORD → SFO | 2,971 km | 1,976,484 |
| ORD → DEN | 1,430 km | 1,974,190 |
| ORD → MCO | 1,617 km | 1,924,694 |
| ORD → DFW | 1,290 km | 1,916,312 |
| ORD → BOS | 1,395 km | 1,886,038 |
| ORD → EWR | 1,157 km | 1,731,402 |
| ORD → IAH | 1,489 km | 1,711,056 |
| ORD → PHX | 2,317 km | 1,706,053 |