Flights Copenhagen → Amsterdam
CPH → AMS
How long is the flight from Copenhagen to Amsterdam?
The flight from Copenhagen (CPH) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes 1h 5m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Copenhagen to Amsterdam operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving on-time arrivals in 77% of its flights. Over the past year, this route has seen an average delay of just 8.5 minutes per flight, with a total of 15 flights recorded. The aircraft used for this route include various models such as Airbus A319, Boeing 737, Fokker 70, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, and Canadair Regional Jet 900, serving the highly trafficked destination airport which handles over 66.8 million passengers annually.
The Copenhagen (CPH) → Amsterdam (AMS) route is operated by Air Canada, ITA Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines System. Across 29 flights monitored in recent months, 52% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.5/100 (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 Copenhagen the average ATFM delay is 0.6 minutes.
Heading to Amsterdam: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Copenhagen (CPH) to Amsterdam (AMS) heads south-west for about 633 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 5m.
Departures from Copenhagen on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 90% of CPH-AMS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Copenhagen the average ATFM delay is 0.6 min (atfm); arriving into Amsterdam it is 1.2 min (atfm).
Across 29 tracked CPH-AMS flights, 52% left on time with an average delay of 16 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) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| Scandinavian Airlines System (SK) | 74% | 17 min | 1.8% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
Airlines operating CPH-AMS
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Frequently asked questions about CPH-AMS
The flight from Copenhagen (CPH) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes 1h 5m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Copenhagen (CPH) -> Amsterdam (AMS) route, on-time performance is 52% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 29 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Copenhagen-Amsterdam is 0.00% across 29 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air Canada, ITA Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines System.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Amsterdam, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Copenhagen-Amsterdam route is about 633 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
