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GKE to AMS: distance & flight time
Geilenkirchen (Geilenkirchen Air Base) → Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)
108 mi
174 km · 94 nm
45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
108 miles nonstop takes roughly 45m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GKE — Geilenkirchen Air Base · Geilenkirchen, Germany
- AMS — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GKE
- AAH · Aachen-Merzbrück Airport11 mi away
- MST · Maastricht Aachen Airport12 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport27 mi away
- LGG · Liège Airport34 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is GKE from AMS?
The flight distance from Geilenkirchen (GKE) to Amsterdam (AMS) is 108 miles (174 km, 94 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GKE to AMS?
A nonstop flight takes about 45m 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 cheapest way to fly from GKE to AMS?
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