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The Dutch capital built on a web of concentric canals with its distinctive ring-shaped layout. The canal ring, Dam Square, and nearby polders are recognizable on flights into Schiphol.
613Flight Routes
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Routes that pass it613
AMS → CPH
Both Sides
AMS → TPE
Both Sides
BKK → LHR
Both Sides
CDG → IVL
Both Sides
CPH → AMS
Both Sides
DXB → MAN
Both Sides
EDI → MUC
Both Sides
IVL → CDG
Both Sides
LHR → BKK
Both Sides
MAN → DXB
Both Sides
MAN → ORL
Both Sides
MUC → EDI
Both Sides
ORL → MAN
Both Sides
TPE → AMS
Both Sides
AMS → BHI
Both Sides
AMS → CSX
Both Sides
AMS → EZE
Both Sides
AMS → HEL
Both Sides
AMS → IRJ
Both Sides
AMS → PEK
Both Sides
AMS → PKX
Both Sides
AMS → PVG
Both Sides
AMS → SCL
Both Sides
AMS → TLL
Both Sides
AMS → XMN
Both Sides
ATH → EDI
Both Sides
BHI → AMS
Both Sides
CDG → KTT
Both Sides
CSX → AMS
Both Sides
EDI → ATH
Both Sides
EZE → AMS
Both Sides
FRA → LAS
Both Sides
GDN → LGW
Both Sides
GLA → KGS
Both Sides
HEL → AMS
Both Sides
IRJ → AMS
Both Sides
KGS → GLA
Both Sides
KTT → CDG
Both Sides
LAS → FRA
Both Sides
LGW → GDN
Both Sides
MAN → MCO
Both Sides
MCO → MAN
Both Sides
PEK → AMS
Both Sides
PKX → AMS
Both Sides
PVG → AMS
Both Sides
SCL → AMS
Both Sides
TLL → AMS
Both Sides
XMN → AMS
Both Sides
AMS → CAN
Both Sides
AMS → CTU
Both Sides
AMS → GIG
Both Sides
AMS → GRU
Both Sides
AMS → HAM
Both Sides
AMS → HKG
Both Sides
AMS → ICN
Both Sides
AMS → NYO
Both Sides
AMS → OPO
Both Sides
AMS → SYD
Both Sides
CAN → AMS
Both Sides
CTU → AMS
Both Sides
DUS → HER
Both Sides
DXB → ORL
Both Sides
GIG → AMS
Both Sides
GRU → AMS
Both Sides
HAM → AMS
Both Sides
HER → DUS
Both Sides
HKG → AMS
Both Sides
ICN → AMS
Both Sides
NYO → AMS
Both Sides
OPO → AMS
Both Sides
ORL → DXB
Both Sides
SYD → AMS
Both Sides
AMS → ARN
Right
AMS → FUE
Left
AMS → ITM
Right
AMS → KIX
Right
AMS → LGW
Right
AMS → LIS
Left
AMS → LPA
Left
AMS → LPB
Right
AMS → ORG
Right
ARN → AMS
Left
BGI → LHR
Left
DEN → MUC
Left
FUE → AMS
Right
ITM → AMS
Left
KIX → AMS
Left
LGW → AMS
Left
LHR → BGI
Right
LIS → AMS
Right
LPA → AMS
Right
LPB → AMS
Left
MUC → DEN
Right
ORG → AMS
Left
VIE → YUL
Left
YUL → VIE
Right
AMS → BIO
Left
AMS → BLL
Right
AMS → BRE
Left
AMS → EXT
Right
AMS → FAO
Left
AMS → FRU
Left
AMS → GOT
Right
AMS → HND
Right
AMS → LCY
Right
AMS → LIM
Right
AMS → NRT
Right
AMS → SGN
Left
AMS → SOU
Right
BIO → AMS
Right
BLL → AMS
Left
BRE → AMS
Right
DWC → MAN
Right
EDI → DEN
Left
EXT → AMS
Left
FAO → AMS
Right
FRU → AMS
Right
GOT → AMS
Left
HND → AMS
Left
LCY → AMS
Left
LHR → LIM
Left
LIM → AMS
Left
LIM → LHR
Right
MAN → DWC
Left
NRT → AMS
Left
SAW → DTM
Right
SGN → AMS
Right
SOU → AMS
Left
STN → WMI
Left
WMI → STN
Right
AGP → AMS
Right
AKL → AMS
Left
AMS → AGP
Left
AMS → AKL
Right
AMS → BKK
Left
AMS → BOD
Left
AMS → BRS
Right
AMS → CMN
Left
AMS → DPS
Left
AMS → IQT
Right
AMS → LHR
Right
AMS → MAD
Left
AMS → POS
Right
AMS → RAK
Left
AMS → SIN
Left
AMS → XSP
Left
BKK → AMS
Right
BOD → AMS
Right
BOG → LTN
Left
BRS → AMS
Left
CMN → AMS
Right
DPS → AMS
Right
DUB → MIA
Left
IQT → AMS
Left
IST → YUL
Right
LHR → AMS
Left
LTN → BOG
Right
MAD → AMS
Right
MIA → DUB
Right
POS → AMS
Left
RAK → AMS
Right
SIN → AMS
Right
XSP → AMS
Right
YUL → IST
Left
ADD → FRA
Left
AMS → AUA
Right
AMS → BER
Left
AMS → BOG
Right
AMS → CDG
Left
AMS → CGK
Left
AMS → CUR
Right
AMS → CWL
Right
AMS → DEL
Left
AMS → FBU
Right
AMS → HAJ
Left
AMS → KUL
Left
AMS → LBG
Left
AMS → OSL
Right
AMS → POZ
Left
AMS → STN
Right
AMS → SXM
Right
AMS → UIO
Right
AMS → WAW
Left
AUA → AMS
Left
BER → AMS
Right
BOG → AMS
Left
CDG → AMS
Right
CGK → AMS
Right
CUR → AMS
Left
CWL → AMS
Left
DEL → AMS
Right
DUS → EDI
Right
DXB → MCO
Right
EDI → DUS
Left
FBU → AMS
Left
FRA → ADD
Right
FRA → LAX
Left
HAJ → AMS
Right
KUL → AMS
Right
LAX → FRA
Right
LBG → AMS
Right
LHR → TAS
Left
MCO → DXB
Left
OSL → AMS
Left
POZ → AMS
Right
STN → AMS
Left
SXM → AMS
Left
TAS → LHR
Right
UIO → AMS
Left
WAW → AMS
Right
AMS → CTG
Right
AMS → HYD
Left
AMS → ORK
Right
AMS → PTY
Right
AMS → TLS
Left
AMS → TOS
Right
AMS → TRD
Right
AMS → WRO
Left
BKK → LCY
Right
CPH → PVG
Left
CTG → AMS
Left
HYD → AMS
Right
LCY → BKK
Left
LTN → POZ
Left
LTN → WAW
Left
ORK → AMS
Left
POZ → LTN
Right
PTY → AMS
Left
PVG → CPH
Right
TLS → AMS
Right
TOS → AMS
Left
TRD → AMS
Left
WAW → LTN
Right
WRO → AMS
Right
ACC → AMS
Right
AMS → ACC
Left
AMS → BCN
Left
AMS → BHX
Right
AMS → BLR
Left
AMS → BOM
Left
AMS → BRU
Left
AMS → KRK
Left
AMS → NMI
Left
AMS → NWI
Right
AMS → PMI
Left
AMS → SJO
Right
BCN → AMS
Right
BHX → AMS
Left
BLR → AMS
Right
BOM → AMS
Right
BRU → AMS
Right
EDI → LJU
Left
EMA → KRK
Right
KRK → AMS
Right
KRK → EMA
Left
LJU → EDI
Right
MAN → MLE
Right
MLE → MAN
Left
NMI → AMS
Right
NWI → AMS
Left
PMI → AMS
Right
PVG → RKE
Left
RKE → PVG
Right
SAW → YHU
Left
SJO → AMS
Left
YHU → SAW
Right
AES → AMS
Left
AMS → AES
Right
AMS → AUH
Left
AMS → BGO
Right
AMS → CUN
Right
AMS → DOH
Left
AMS → DUB
Right
AMS → DXB
Left
AMS → FLO
Right
AMS → LOS
Left
AMS → LPL
Right
AMS → LYS
Left
AMS → MAN
Right
AMS → MCO
Right
AMS → MCT
Left
AMS → MIA
Right
AMS → MPL
Left
AMS → MRS
Left
AMS → ORF
Right
AMS → PRG
Left
AMS → RDU
Right
AMS → SVG
Right
AMS → TPA
Right
AMS → YHZ
Right
AUH → AMS
Right
BGO → AMS
Left
CPH → LTQ
Right
CUN → AMS
Left
DOH → AMS
Right
DUB → AMS
Left
DXB → AMS
Right
FLO → AMS
Left
LHR → MEL
Left
LOS → AMS
Right
LPL → AMS
Left
LTQ → CPH
Left
LYS → AMS
Right
MAN → AMS
Left
MAN → PRG
Left
MCO → AMS
Left
MCT → AMS
Right
MEL → LHR
Right
MIA → AMS
Left
MPL → AMS
Right
MRS → AMS
Right
ORF → AMS
Left
PRG → AMS
Right
PRG → MAN
Right
RDU → AMS
Left
SVG → AMS
Left
TPA → AMS
Left
YHZ → AMS
Left
AMM → AMS
Right
AMS → AMM
Left
AMS → ATL
Right
AMS → AUS
Right
AMS → BEG
Left
AMS → BEY
Left
AMS → BFS
Right
AMS → BHD
Right
AMS → BOS
Right
AMS → BUD
Left
AMS → BWI
Right
AMS → CPT
Left
AMS → DAL
Right
AMS → DCA
Right
AMS → DET
Right
AMS → DFW
Right
AMS → DTW
Right
AMS → ESB
Left
AMS → EWR
Right
AMS → GVA
Left
AMS → HUY
Right
AMS → IAD
Right
AMS → IAH
Right
AMS → IST
Left
AMS → JFK
Right
AMS → LBA
Right
AMS → LCA
Left
AMS → MEX
Right
AMS → MPV
Right
AMS → NCE
Left
AMS → OTP
Left
AMS → PHL
Right
AMS → SAW
Left
AMS → STL
Right
AMS → VIE
Left
AMS → YHU
Right
AMS → YKZ
Right
AMS → YMX
Right
AMS → YTZ
Right
AMS → YUL
Right
AMS → YYZ
Right
ATL → AMS
Left
AUS → AMS
Left
BEG → AMS
Right
BEY → AMS
Right
BFS → AMS
Left
BHD → AMS
Left
BOS → AMS
Left
BUD → AMS
Right
BWI → AMS
Left
CPT → AMS
Right
CUN → MAN
Right
DAL → AMS
Left
DCA → AMS
Left
DET → AMS
Left
DFW → AMS
Left
DTW → AMS
Left
ESB → AMS
Right
EWR → AMS
Left
FWA → AMS
Left
GVA → AMS
Right
HOU → AMS
Left
HUY → AMS
Left
IAD → AMS
Left
IAH → AMS
Left
IST → AMS
Right
JFK → AMS
Left
LBA → AMS
Left
LCA → AMS
Right
LHR → MBW
Left
MAN → CUN
Left
MBW → LHR
Right
MEX → AMS
Left
MPV → AMS
Left
NCE → AMS
Right
OTP → AMS
Right
PHL → AMS
Left
RKV → VCE
Left
SAW → AMS
Right
STL → AMS
Left
VCE → RKV
Right
VIE → AMS
Right
YHU → AMS
Left
YKZ → AMS
Left
YMX → AMS
Left
YTZ → AMS
Left
YUL → AMS
Left
YYZ → AMS
Left
ABZ → AMS
Left
ADB → AMS
Right
AEP → SCQ
Left
AMS → ABZ
Right
AMS → ADB
Left
AMS → ATH
Left
AMS → BFI
Right
AMS → BGY
Left
AMS → BLQ
Left
AMS → BRI
Left
AMS → CAG
Left
AMS → CIA
Left
AMS → CTA
Left
AMS → DAR
Left
AMS → DBV
Left
AMS → DEN
Right
AMS → DPA
Right
AMS → DUS
Left
AMS → EDI
Right
AMS → EFL
Left
AMS → FCO
Left
AMS → FLR
Left
AMS → FRA
Left
AMS → GLA
Right
AMS → HER
Left
AMS → HEW
Left
AMS → HLA
Left
AMS → HRG
Left
AMS → INN
Left
AMS → INV
Right
AMS → JED
Left
AMS → JNB
Left
AMS → JRO
Left
AMS → KEF
Right
AMS → KGL
Left
AMS → LAS
Right
AMS → LAX
Right
AMS → LIN
Left
AMS → LJU
Left
AMS → LUX
Left
AMS → MDW
Right
AMS → MLA
Left
AMS → MLH
Left
AMS → MPM
Left
AMS → MSN
Right
AMS → MSP
Right
AMS → MUC
Left
AMS → MXL
Right
AMS → MXP
Left
AMS → NBO
Left
AMS → NCL
Right
AMS → OAK
Right
AMS → OHD
Left
AMS → OLB
Left
AMS → ORD
Right
AMS → PDX
Right
AMS → PFO
Left
AMS → PSA
Left
AMS → RKV
Right
AMS → RMF
Left
AMS → SAN
Right
AMS → SEA
Right
AMS → SFO
Right
AMS → SLC
Right
AMS → SNA
Right
AMS → SOF
Left
AMS → SPU
Left
AMS → STR
Left
AMS → TIA
Left
AMS → TLV
Left
AMS → TRN
Left
AMS → VCE
Left
AMS → WIL
Left
AMS → YDQ
Right
AMS → YEG
Right
AMS → YVR
Right
AMS → YYC
Right
AMS → ZAG
Left
AMS → ZNZ
Left
AMS → ZRH
Left
ATH → AMS
Right
AUH → MAN
Right
BFI → AMS
Left
BGY → AMS
Right
BLQ → AMS
Right
BRI → AMS
Right
CAG → AMS
Right
CIA → AMS
Right
CTA → AMS
Right
DAR → AMS
Right
DBV → AMS
Right
DEN → AMS
Left
DPA → AMS
Left
DUS → AMS
Right
EDI → AMS
Left
EFL → AMS
Right
FCO → AMS
Right
FLR → AMS
Right
FRA → AMS
Right
GLA → AMS
Left
HER → AMS
Right
HEW → AMS
Right
HLA → AMS
Right
HRG → AMS
Right
INN → AMS
Right
INV → AMS
Left
JED → AMS
Right
JNB → AMS
Right
JRO → AMS
Right
KEF → AMS
Left
KGL → AMS
Right
LAS → AMS
Left
LAX → AMS
Left
LIN → AMS
Right
LJU → AMS
Right
LUX → AMS
Right
MAN → AUH
Left
MDW → AMS
Left
MLA → AMS
Right
MPM → AMS
Right
MSN → AMS
Left
MSP → AMS
Left
MUC → AMS
Right
MXL → AMS
Left
MXP → AMS
Right
NBO → AMS
Right
NCL → AMS
Left
OAK → AMS
Left
OHD → AMS
Right
OLB → AMS
Right
ORD → AMS
Left
PDX → AMS
Left
PFO → AMS
Right
PSA → AMS
Right
RKV → AMS
Left
RMF → AMS
Right
SAN → AMS
Left
SCQ → AEP
Right
SEA → AMS
Left
SFO → AMS
Left
SLC → AMS
Left
SNA → AMS
Left
SOF → AMS
Right
SPU → AMS
Right
STN → WAW
Left
STR → AMS
Right
TIA → AMS
Right
TLV → AMS
Right
TRN → AMS
Right
VCE → AMS
Right
WAW → STN
Right
WIL → AMS
Right
YDQ → AMS
Left
YEG → AMS
Left
YVR → AMS
Left
YYC → AMS
Left
ZAG → AMS
Right
ZRH → AMS
Right
BER → LTN
Right
LTN → BER
Left
SAW → YUL
Left
YUL → SAW
Right
AMM → ORD
Left
CAI → DUS
Right
DUS → CAI
Left
ORD → AMM
Right
DPS → LHR
Right
LHR → DPS
Left
BER → STN
Right
EDI → TIA
Left
EIN → PSA
Left
LHR → UVF
Right
PSA → EIN
Right
STN → BER
Left
TIA → EDI
Right
UVF → LHR
Left
ADJ → MDW
Left
EIN → MLA
Left
MDW → ADJ
Right
MLA → EIN
Right
CUN → DUB
Left
DUB → CUN
Right
GRU → LTQ
Right
HAM → LGW
Left
LGW → HAM
Right
LTQ → GRU
Left
MBW → LCY
Right
ARN → LIS
Left
CDG → OSL
Right
FRA → MRU
Left
LIS → ARN
Right
MRU → FRA
Right
OSL → CDG
Left
BUD → IAD
Right
CDG → RVN
Left
CGN → EDI
Right
EDI → CGN
Left
EDI → FRA
Left
FRA → EDI
Right
IAD → BUD
Left
LHR → SGN
Right
RVN → CDG
Right
SGN → LHR
Left
BGY → EIN
Right
EIN → BGY
Left
SKG → SUX
Right
SUX → SKG
Left
Tip: Visibility depends on cloud cover, time of day, and how close the flight path comes. Sit on the listed side for the best chance of a view. Morning and evening flights often offer the best lighting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you see Amsterdam from a plane?
Yes — 613 flight routes pass within 20 km of Amsterdam. The closest routes include Amsterdam to Copenhagen, Amsterdam to Taipei, Bangkok to London. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Amsterdam?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Amsterdam: on a Amsterdam to Copenhagen flight, visible from both sides; on a Amsterdam to Taipei flight, visible from both sides; on a Bangkok to London flight, visible from both sides.