Flights Amsterdam → New York
AMS → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Amsterdam to New York has a high on-time performance rate of 91%, with an average delay time of -0.3 minutes, indicating that flights tend to arrive slightly early. Over the past year, this route has seen thirteen total flights using aircraft such as Airbus A330 and Boeing models including the 777 and 747, serving a destination airport that opened in 1948 and currently handles over sixty-two million passengers annually.
The Amsterdam (AMS) → New York (JFK) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 13 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -0 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Amsterdam the average ATFM delay is 1.2 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Amsterdam (AMS) to New York (JFK) heads west for about 5,848 km, a flight time of roughly 7h 44m.
Departures from Amsterdam on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of AMS-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Amsterdam the average ATFM delay is 1.2 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 13 tracked AMS-JFK flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of -0 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about AMS-JFK
On the Amsterdam (AMS) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of -0 minutes, based on 13 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Amsterdam-New York is 0.00% across 13 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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The Amsterdam-New York route is about 5,848 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €600, barring extraordinary circumstances.
