Amsterdam to Lima flight path: AMS to LIM

Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Amsterdam to Lima. Most of this long flight is spent over the open Atlantic, where both sides are equally featureless, so the deciding factor is the final approach into Lima, where the left side's view of the Andean foothills and the city itself outweighs the plain coastal takeoff advantage on the right.

During takeoff from Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Schiphol departures on the 18-side climb out heading south before turning onto the transatlantic routing, and the right side faces west toward the North Sea. Passengers get a brief but clear view of the Dutch coastline, beach towns, and dune systems before the plane turns out over open water. Notable sights include: North Sea coastline, Zandvoort and Noordwijk beach towns, IJmuiden harbor entrance, patchwork Dutch polders.

When landing at Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), sit on the Left side for the best views. On final approach to runway 16, the aircraft is lined up heading roughly south along the coast, putting the Andean foothills and the sprawling city of Lima on the left side of the plane. The arid mountain backdrop, the green ribbon of the Rímac valley, and Lima's dense urban grid make for a far more textured view than the open Pacific on the right. Notable sights include: Andean foothills east of Lima, Rímac River valley, Lima's urban sprawl, San Cristóbal hill.

The flight from Schiphol (AMS) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) takes 12h 20m.

Several hours of open mid-Atlantic Ocean with no visible land, followed by landfall over northern South America (Guianas/northern Brazil), then the Amazon rainforest and the Andes mountains as the route approaches Peru.