Flights Birmingham → Amsterdam
BHX → AMS
How long is the flight from Birmingham to Amsterdam?
The flight from Birmingham (BHX) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes 48 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Birmingham to Amsterdam operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 8.1 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 26 flights using various aircraft types including the Embraer 175, De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, and Boeing 737, serving a busy destination airport that handles over 66 million passengers annually.
The Birmingham (BHX) → Amsterdam (AMS) route is operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 48 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 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 Amsterdam the average ATFM delay is 1.2 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Amsterdam: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Birmingham (BHX) to Amsterdam (AMS) heads east for about 442 km, a flight time of roughly 48m.
Departures from Birmingham on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of BHX-AMS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Amsterdam it is 1.2 min (atfm).
Across 48 tracked BHX-AMS flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about BHX-AMS
The flight from Birmingham (BHX) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes 48 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Birmingham (BHX) -> Amsterdam (AMS) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 48 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Birmingham-Amsterdam is 0.00% across 48 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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The Birmingham-Amsterdam route is about 442 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £220, barring extraordinary circumstances.
