🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam is the capital of Netherlands. Real-Earth coordinates 52.352°, 4.915°, population 1,031,000. The busiest sky in the country — monuments to circle, other pilots in the air and the city's own tower frequency on the radio. Skydex flies the real Earth here — the elevation, coastline and city layout under the aircraft come from the same data the map does, and the sky is shared with everyone else flying it.
Live over Amsterdam heard by the Skydex receiver network
1 aircraft within 60 km right now.
- KLM856 · Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · KLM · 14,375 ft · 28 km
As of 03:05 UTC · updates live · about the network · see them in 3D over Amsterdam →
On the water near Amsterdam live AIS, via the Skydex feed
109 vessels within 60 km right now, plus 17 private craft shown anonymously.
- 🇳🇱 TIF · Cargo · 69 m · → MOERDIJK · 41 km
- 🇳🇱 LEENDERTANGELINA · Cargo · 86 m · → PRINS WILLEM ALEXAND · 42 km
- 🇳🇱 JACOLIEN · Tug · 103 m · 0 kn · → DIEMEN · 46 km
- 🇳🇱 ST.RAFAEL · Other · 24 m · 0 kn · 51 km
- 🇬🇧 SHORE SHAZZA · Other · 19 m · 0 kn · 52 km
- 🇳🇱 LUNA AZUL · Passenger · 32 m · → SCHEVENINGEN · 52 km
- 🇳🇱 MAARTJE · Other · 31 m · 0 kn · 52 km
- 🇱🇺 ESTRELLA · Tug · 36 m · 0 kn · 52 km
As of 03:05 UTC · updates live · ship tracking · see them in 3D over Amsterdam →
Airports near Amsterdam within 120 km, heard by the Skydex receiver network
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) · 11 km · 23,270 flights in 30 days
- Rotterdam Airport (RTM) · 55 km · 752 flights in 30 days
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) · 105 km · 1,882 flights in 30 days
- Niederrhein Airport (NRN) · 118 km · 785 flights in 30 days
Flights are airline flight numbers our receivers heard heading to or from the airport, once a day each — not runway movements. All airports
Activity in Amsterdam
Flying conditions in Amsterdam
Sunrise 07:54 · Sunset 16:53 · 8 h 60 m of daylight (local time)
Verdict weighs gusts, precipitation and cold — the things that actually decide whether a drone or a bird has a good time up there. Sunrise and sunset are computed from the city's coordinates, not forecast. Forecast issued 2026-11-11 03:03 UTC and refreshed live in your browser. Weather by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Flying weather in Amsterdam through the year
November in Amsterdam averages 7.6°C with winds around 17 km/h, and roughly 63% of days are good for flying — about 13 days see rain.
Fewest weather restrictions: April, August, March; January is the most restricted at 52% usable days. (That's about wind and rain, not comfort — check the temperatures below.)
| Month | Avg temp | Wind | Rain days | Good to fly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.2°C | 18 km/h | 17 | 52% |
| February | 4.7°C | 17 km/h | 11 | 68% |
| March | 7.6°C | 15 km/h | 6 | 81% |
| April | 10.8°C | 14 km/h | 4 | 87% |
| May | 14.3°C | 16 km/h | 10 | 73% |
| June | 18.3°C | 17 km/h | 16 | 60% |
| July | 19.1°C | 15 km/h | 11 | 78% |
| August | 18.7°C | 18 km/h | 9 | 82% |
| September | 15.6°C | 19 km/h | 15 | 62% |
| October | 12.2°C | 19 km/h | 16 | 65% |
| November | 7.6°C | 17 km/h | 13 | 63% |
| December | 6.3°C | 19 km/h | 9 | 77% |
Based on ERA5 reanalysis. “Good to fly” counts days without strong wind, real rain or hard frost — the conditions that actually ground a drone.
Recent activity in Amsterdam
Where to fly a drone near Amsterdam
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What you can do here
- Fly Amsterdam in an FPV drone or as a gull, from 52.352°, 4.915° — keyboard and mouse, a gamepad, or a real RC transmitter over USB.
- Check the weather first: live wind, gusts and cloud over the city, plus the month-by-month flyable-days table above.
- Watch real traffic — aircraft overhead and ships on the water come from live ADS-B and AIS feeds, not from a script.
- Meet other pilots in the same sky: city chat room, radio, and the walkie-talkie frequency for Amsterdam.