Which side to sit on flying from Amsterdam (AMS)?
Flying out of AMS: mornings, usually the right; afternoons, usually the left; evenings, usually the left. Some routes flip with the sun.
Only the 10 busiest routes out of AMS. The table below has every route we cover.
Flying out of Amsterdam
Every nonstop from Amsterdam we cover; for any other route, search it in the app. Each cell is the better side for flights at that time and its usual score: landmark points after glare, plus any sunset. ☀ means the better side still gets more sun glare than the other. Tap a side to open that flight; tap a column to sort by it.
On the climb out of AMS
The usual paths of its busiest nonstops in the last month. Imagery: Sentinel-2 cloudless by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
right on most routes, on the climb9 ★RightRotterdam›
on the right, on the climb12 ★RightErasmusbrug›
on the right, on the climb3 ★RightThe Hague›
on the right, on the climb11 ★LeftAmsterdam Port›
left on most routes, on the climb6 ★LeftAmsterdam›
on the left, on the climb16 ★LeftCanal Ring›
on the left, on the climb5 ★LeftIJsselmeer›
left on most routes, on the climb3 ★
On the way down into AMS
The usual paths of its busiest nonstops in the last month. Imagery: Sentinel-2 cloudless by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
right on most routes, on the way down7 ★RightRotterdam›
right on most routes, on the way down5 ★LeftKeukenhof›
on the left, on the way down9 ★LeftSlufterdam Wind›
on the left, on the way down6 ★LeftEuropoort›
left on most routes, on the way down4 ★RightJaap Rodenburg Wind›
right on most routes, on the way down7 ★RightNoordoostpolder Wind›
on the right, on the way down5 ★RightIJsselmeer›
on the right, on the way down4 ★
From the real paths of every nonstop on these routes in the last 10 days, with no clouds. Within 3 days of your flight, pick your exact flight in the app for the cloud forecast.
Questions
Which side of the plane sees Keukenhof on takeoff from AMS?
Usually the right. It depends on the route and the runway in use: open your route for its usual climb-out.
Which side is best flying out of Amsterdam in the morning?
Usually the right. The table above has each route's own answer and score.
Which side is best flying out of Amsterdam in the afternoon?
Usually the left. The table above has each route's own answer and score.
Which side is best flying out of Amsterdam in the evening?
Usually the left. The table above has each route's own answer and score.