Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS / EHAM)
#17 of the 50 busiest airports in the world (2025)
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS / EHAM) in Amsterdam, Netherlands has turned up in 41 catches on Skydex. They were caught by 5 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
Skydex receivers picked up 11,691 airline flights bound for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and 11,551 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- EHAM
- IATA
- AMS
- City
- Amsterdam
- Country
- Netherlands
- Position
- 52.309, 4.764
- Catches
- 41
- Spotters
- 5
- arriving, 30 days
- 11691
- departing, 30 days
- 11551
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol serves Amsterdam. It sits -11 ft (-3 m) above sea level. It has 6 runways; the longest is 12,467 ft (3,800 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
1 pilot visited Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the simulator, 1 visit in all. The latest was on October 19, 2026.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
- pilots
- 1
- visits
- 1
- last visit
- 2026-10-19
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Recently visited
- @ess — Visitor · 1 day · 2026-10-19
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
- ESSO: 1 day · 2 more days to take the seat (candidate)
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Where those flights also go
- London (LHR) — 19 catches
- Hamburg (HAM) — 8 catches
- Minneapolis (MSP) — 2 catches
- Gdańsk (GDN) — 2 catches
- Warsaw (WAW) — 1 catch
- London (LCY) — 1 catch
- Nice (NCE) — 1 catch
- Ponta Delgada (PDL) — 1 catch
- Barcelona (BCN) — 1 catch
- Marrakech (RAK) — 1 catch
- London (LGW) — 1 catch
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) — 1 catch
Aircraft types caught here
- Airbus A321neo — 12 catches
- Boeing 737-800 — 5 catches
- Airbus A320 — 5 catches
- Embraer E190 — 4 catches
- Airbus A320neo — 3 catches
- Embraer E195-E2 — 3 catches
- Airbus A330-900neo — 2 catches
- Airbus A319 — 2 catches
- Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner — 1 catch
- Embraer E175 (long wing) — 1 catch
- Boeing 777-300ER — 1 catch
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner — 1 catch
Airlines
- KLM — 24 catches
- British Airways — 10 catches
- Delta Air Lines — 2 catches
- Transavia France — 2 catches
- KLM Cityhopper — 1 catch
- Easyjet Airline Company Limited — 1 catch
- American Airlines — 1 catch
Top spotters through this airport
- @lcameron — 22 catches
- @ess — 13 catches
- @0krypt — 2 catches
- @leehall — 2 catches
- @nordic-voxel — 2 catches
Recent catches
- KLM73D — Boeing 737-800 · KLM · by ess · 2026-11-10
- BAW3KG — Airbus A320 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- KLM61T — Airbus A321neo · KLM · by lcameron · 2026-11-09
- BAW3KG — Airbus A320neo · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-09
- BAW41R — Airbus A320neo · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-09
- BAW3KG — Airbus A320neo · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-07
- DAL161 — Airbus A330-900neo · Delta Air Lines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- BAW41R — Airbus A321neo · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-29
- KLC90N — Embraer E190 · KLM Cityhopper · by leehall · 2026-10-28
- BAW445 — Airbus A320 · British Airways · by leehall · 2026-10-28
- DAL161 — Airbus A330-900neo · Delta Air Lines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-27
- KLM37Y — Embraer E195-E2 · KLM · by ess · 2026-10-22
- KLM38E — Airbus A321neo · KLM · by ess · 2026-10-19
- KLM83A — Boeing 737-800 · KLM · by ess · 2026-10-16
- TRA2W — Airbus A321neo · Transavia France · by ess · 2026-10-15
- KLM59W — Boeing 737-800 · KLM · by ess · 2026-10-14
- KLM69C — Airbus A321neo · KLM · by nordic-voxel · 2026-10-14
- TRA37Y — Airbus A321neo · Transavia France · by nordic-voxel · 2026-10-14
- KLM1754 — Embraer E195-E2 · KLM · by ess · 2026-10-12
- KLM63T — Embraer E195-E2 · KLM · by lcameron · 2026-10-11
- BAW41R — Airbus A320 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-11
- KLM35B — Airbus A321neo · KLM · by lcameron · 2026-10-11
- KLM61T — Airbus A321neo · KLM · by lcameron · 2026-10-10
- BAW433 — Airbus A319 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-10
Questions
How many flights to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 11,691 airline flights arriving and 11,551 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was October 17, 2026, with 1,173 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol?
Yes: 41 catches by 5 spotters so far.
How high is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol above sea level?
-11 ft (-3 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol?
12,467 ft (3,800 m), the longest of its 6 runways.
Can I fly over Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. 1 pilot visited Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the simulator, 1 visit in all. The latest was on October 19, 2026.