Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Compiled by Bill Gao

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (Netherlands)

IATA: AMS ICAO: EHAM

Longest Active Runway

12,467 ft

3,800 meters

Field Elevation

-11 ft

-3 m MSL

Runway Inventory

6 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

52.3086°, 4.7639°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #112 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#209 of 7558

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Netherlands)

#1 of 2 in NL

#1 of 12 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 AMS in numbers: 12,467 ft longest runway · tied #112 of 650 published · #209 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.8%) · #1 in Netherlands.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

AMS lies at -3 m (-11 ft), #648 of 650 published airports by elevation and 0.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 43 ft below the Netherlands median (32 ft, 2 airports); EIN is highest at 74 ft, 85 ft higher than AMS.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 56.3 NM, 9,843 ft. Next: BRU 85.1 NM, OST 96.8 NM. AMS has the longest runway in this radius, 531 ft over BRU.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,467 ft (3,800 m)

AMS runways: 18R/36L 12,467 × 198 ft asphalt (asp); 09/27 11,329 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 06/24 11,283 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 18L/36R 11,155 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 18C/36C 10,826 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 04/22 6,627 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Netherlands; 2,624 ft ahead of EIN (9,843 ft). +24.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18R/36L	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	198 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09/27	11,329 ft (3453 m / 3.453 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
06/24	11,283 ft (3439 m / 3.439 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18L/36R	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18C/36C	10,826 ft (3300 m / 3.300 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
04/22	6,627 ft (2020 m / 2.020 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Eindhoven Airport (Eindhoven)	`EIN`	56.3 NM (104.3 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted
Brussels Airport (Zaventem)	`BRU`	85.1 NM (157.6 km)	11,936 ft	✅ Lighted
Ostend-Bruges International Airport (Oostende)	`OST`	96.8 NM (179.3 km)	10,499 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →