# Distance from Amsterdam (AMS) to Ponta Delgada (PDL)

> 2,857 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,857 km / 1,775 mi / 1,543 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Netherlands) → Portugal
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 20:24 in Amsterdam, it's 18:24 in Ponta Delgada)
- **Elevation difference**: 270 ft (PDL is higher than AMS)

## Airports

### [Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ams-amsterdam-amsterdam-airport-schiphol/1ef266de-c6a5-698e-9380-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- ICAO: EHAM
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates: 52.310000, 4.760000
- Elevation: -11 ft

### [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPD
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 37.740000, -25.700000
- Elevation: 259 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:24 in Amsterdam, it's 18:24 in Ponta Delgada.

## Related

- [Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ams-amsterdam-amsterdam-airport-schiphol/1ef266de-c6a5-698e-9380-06bb2780ed98)
- [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)