Flights Leeds → Amsterdam
LBA → AMS
How long is the flight from Leeds to Amsterdam?
The flight from Leeds (LBA) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes 50 min 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 Leeds to Amsterdam operates with a high on-time performance rate of 92%, with an average delay of just 8 minutes. Over the past period, there have been 15 flights using either Fokker 70 or Boeing 737-300 aircraft, connecting Leeds, whose airport opened in 1931, to Amsterdam, a city served by one of Europe's busiest airports with over 66 million passengers annually.
The Leeds (LBA) → Amsterdam (AMS) route is operated by ITA Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 28 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.5/100 (medium), 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 Leeds the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Amsterdam: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Leeds (LBA) to Amsterdam (AMS) heads east for about 462 km, a flight time of roughly 50m.
Departures from Leeds on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of LBA-AMS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Leeds the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Amsterdam it is 1.2 min (atfm).
Across 28 tracked LBA-AMS flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 7.1% 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% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about LBA-AMS
The flight from Leeds (LBA) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes 50 min 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 Leeds (LBA) -> Amsterdam (AMS) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 28 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Leeds-Amsterdam is 7.14% across 28 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: ITA Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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 Leeds-Amsterdam route is about 462 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.
