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AMS to YIW: distance & flight time
Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) → Yiwu (Yiwu Airport)
5,581 mi
8,982 km · 4,850 nm
11h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,581 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 25m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AMS — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AMS
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base18 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport28 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport34 mi away
Near YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AMS from YIW?
The flight distance from Amsterdam (AMS) to Yiwu (YIW) is 5,581 miles (8,982 km, 4,850 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AMS to YIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Amsterdam and Yiwu?
Yiwu is 6 hours ahead of Amsterdam.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AMS to YIW?
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