AMS to CWL: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Amsterdam to Cardiff?

The great-circle distance between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) and Cardiff International Airport (CWL) is 566 km (351 mi, 305 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from AMS to CWL?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 1h 10m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. CWL is roughly west of AMS.

How is the AMS to CWL route written in code?

The pair is written AMS-CWL in IATA codes and EHAM-EGFF in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is AMS (EHAM), Cardiff International Airport is CWL (EGFF).

Both ICAO codes start with E, the prefix ICAO assigns to northern Europe, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

CWL sits 231 ft (70 m) higher than AMS, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying AMS to CWL

No carrier is listed as operating this pair in the open route dataset. It appears only as a codeshare, sold by AZ, KLon another airline's aircraft.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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