Flights Nuernberg → Amsterdam
NUE → AMS
How long is the flight from Nuernberg to Amsterdam?
The flight from Nuernberg (NUE) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes 1h 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
This flight route operates from Nuremberg to Amsterdam with a perfect on-time performance rate of 100%, featuring an average delay of just 0.8 minutes across the thirteen total flights recorded. The aircraft used for this route is the Fokker 70, flying out of Nuremberg Airport, which has been in operation since 1955, and landing at a destination airport that handles over sixty-six million passengers annually.
The Nuernberg (NUE) → Amsterdam (AMS) route is operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 23 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.35%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.1/100 (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 Nuernberg the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Amsterdam: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Nuernberg (NUE) to Amsterdam (AMS) heads north-west for about 542 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 0m.
Departures from Nuernberg on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of NUE-AMS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Nuernberg the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Amsterdam it is 1.2 min (atfm).
Across 23 tracked NUE-AMS flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 4.3% 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% |
Airlines operating NUE-AMS
Frequently asked questions about NUE-AMS
The flight from Nuernberg (NUE) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes 1h 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 Nuernberg (NUE) -> Amsterdam (AMS) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 23 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Nuernberg-Amsterdam is 4.35% across 23 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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The Nuernberg-Amsterdam route is about 542 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.
