AMS → IAHAmsterdam to Houston

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Direct flights from Amsterdam (AMS) to Houston (IAH): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 50 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,049 km, an estimated 10 hours 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Amsterdam and Houston. Updated 18 September 2026 at 05:54 UTC.

AMS Amsterdam busy · +17
IAH Houston smooth · +12
8,049 km · ~10h 49m est.
dep bank 10:00–11:0014x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
81 / 100

route health from live AMS and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is +50 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+50 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~10h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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KLMUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
KLMKL

Flights KL661 10:00 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA21 11:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-17KL661dep +27 → arr+27
09-17UA21dep +92 → arr+81
09-16KL661dep +26 → arr+3
09-16UA21departed+50

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
AMSAmsterdam +17 min busy 🌤 few clouds · WSW 7 kt Full AMS delay board →
IAHHouston +12 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at AMS and IAH: 30% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +1 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Amsterdam to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AMS to IAH flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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AMS to IAH questions

Is AMS–IAH running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at AMS is the weaker end, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on AMS–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:00 from AMS. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from AMS to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 8,049 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 598–720 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does AMS–IAH fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.