Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) is a genuinely enormous global hub in real life, but the slice of its network tracked in this reference is narrow and specific: 8 city pairs, every single one a long-haul run to South Asia, ranging from Islamabad at 5,684 km up to Colombo at 8,367 km. Only 2 of those 8 — Delhi and Mumbai — carry a verified historical direct-service record in this dataset, both flown by KLM.
Don't read the low 2-of-8 verified count as a knock on Schiphol's connectivity; it reflects the scope of this particular tracked list, which covers one South Asian long-haul corridor rather than the hundreds of European, African, and transatlantic routes AMS actually operates. Within that corridor, Delhi and Mumbai are the two markets big enough to have sustained scheduled KLM widebody service historically, while Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Kathmandu, Dhaka, and Colombo show no direct-service record here and should be treated as connection-routed itineraries, likely via a Gulf or other South Asian hub.
All 8 tracked destinations from Amsterdam are international and long-haul, with flight times bunched between 6.7 and 9.8 hours; Delhi (7.5 hours) and Mumbai (8.1 hours) are the two with a confirmed KLM nonstop history, while the remaining six sit further out on the distance scale without a matching record.
| Destination | Country | Distance | Flight Time | Haul | Verified Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Islamabad ISB |
Pakistan | 5,684 km / 3,532 mi | ≈ 6.7h | Long-haul | — no record |
Lahore LHE |
Pakistan | 5,947 km / 3,695 mi | ≈ 7.0h | Long-haul | — no record |
Karachi KHI |
Pakistan | 5,985 km / 3,719 mi | ≈ 7.0h | Long-haul | — no record |
Delhi DEL |
India | 6,364 km / 3,954 mi | ≈ 7.5h | Long-haul | ✓ 1 carrier |
Mumbai BOM |
India | 6,859 km / 4,262 mi | ≈ 8.1h | Long-haul | ✓ 2 carriers |
Kathmandu KTM |
Nepal | 6,989 km / 4,343 mi | ≈ 8.2h | Long-haul | — no record |
Dhaka DAC |
Bangladesh | 7,644 km / 4,750 mi | ≈ 9.0h | Long-haul | — no record |
Colombo CMB |
Sri Lanka | 8,367 km / 5,199 mi | ≈ 9.8h | Long-haul | — no record |
Delhi and Mumbai are the only two of Amsterdam's 8 tracked South Asia routes with a verified historical operating record; the other six are useful for distance and time-zone math when building a routed itinerary, not as claims of nonstop service.
OpenFlights' historical route dataset records 2 carriers operating this city pair, flying Boeing 767-300ER (winglets). It's the best-served pair in Amsterdam's whole tracked network — still confirm current-day operation and schedule in your GDS before quoting, since this dataset reflects historical service, not a live timetable.
DL Delta Air LinesKL KLM Royal Dutch Airlines1 carrier on record, flying Airbus A330. Fewer options than Amsterdam's top pair, but still a genuine verified connection rather than a theoretical one.
KL KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesAMS works as the origin code for every route in this table, whether you're pricing the verified KLM run to Delhi or working out total elapsed time on a connection to Kathmandu — only the destination code and travel dates change in the availability request.
Amadeus: AN15JULAMSxxx Sabre: A15JUNAMSxxx Galileo: A/15JUNAMSxxx
Replace xxx with the destination's own 3-letter IATA code from the tables above — the availability-check syntax itself doesn't change by destination, only the city pair does.
8, and all 8 are international long-haul city pairs to South Asia: Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Delhi, Mumbai, Kathmandu, Dhaka, and Colombo.
Only Delhi and Mumbai carry a verified historical direct-service record in this dataset, both flown by KLM. The other six tracked destinations show no direct-service record here.
No — Schiphol is a major global hub with a far larger real-world network than this table. This reference only covers a specific South Asia city-pair slice, not the full airport.
Colombo, at 8,367 km and roughly 9.8 hours flight time, with no verified nonstop record here, so plan for a connection.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines appears on both verified routes (Delhi and Mumbai), with Delta Air Lines also showing on the Mumbai record. Always confirm current codeshare and schedule details in your GDS.
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