- Great circle
- 5,848 km
- 3,634 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 7h 46m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 55.1°N
- at 29% along
- One lap of Earth
- 14.6%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 111th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Amsterdam the path crosses United Kingdom, then 3,202 km of open water, then Canada, then 512 km of open water, then the United States.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 55.1°N, 29% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 6,120 km. That is 273 km further, about 5% more, and roughly 20m of extra flying.
Leaving Amsterdam the aircraft points west (291°); it arrives into New York heading south-west (229°). That is 62° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
AMS
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Europe
52.3°N, 4.8°E
JFK
John F. Kennedy
New York, United States · North America
40.6°N, 73.8°W
Amsterdam to New York, asked and answered
- How far is Amsterdam to New York?
- Amsterdam to New York (AMS to JFK) is 5,848 km, or 3,634 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Amsterdam to New York?
- About 7h 46m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Amsterdam to New York flight take?
- The great circle passes over United Kingdom, then 3,202 km of open water, then Canada, then 512 km of open water, then the United States. It reaches 55.1°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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