| Designation |
AMS |
| Name |
Amsterdam |
| Position |
N52°20.0' E004°42.3' WGS84 |
| Google Maps | N52°20.0' E004°42.3' WGS84 |
| Frequency |
113.95 MHz (VOR), 1110+1046 MHz (DME) |
| Operational range |
60 nm at FL250 |
| Type |
VOR/DME |
| Geography |
In the middle of farmer's land, West of Amsterdam Schiphol. You
can get there via the Vijfhuizerweg, near house number 583. This is directly
next to the threshold of the new runway 36L (Polderbaan). We don't
know whether this house will remain there; it would be a place only suitable
to true aviation addicts.
You need to approach from the West via the
IJweg, because the Vijfhuizerweg is interrupted by the runway from the other
direction. The IJweg is closed from the North, for the same reason.
If
you take off from Schiphol 36L or 36C, you can see AMS as a small circle of
white dots just next to the threshold of the 36L to your left. |
| Procedures |
AMS is used for a few arrival and departure procedures only. The
most important function of AMS is to define a climb-out corridor in Northern
direction for aircraft taking off from runway 36L (Polderbaan) or
36C (Zwanenburgbaan). For all nighttime (23.00 till 07.00 hrs local
time) DPs from 36L, AMS is used to follow a route avoiding the large
built-up areas as much as possible. Aircraft intercept the AMS radial after
completing an early left turn after takeoff which is done to avoid the
village of Zwanenburg. During daytime, AMS is used in the 36L/C DPs to the
BERGI and TEXEL intersections. |
| Remarks |
AMS does not have a long history: it has been active only a
couple of years, initially beginning service somewhere at the centerline of
runway 06. In January 1998, AMS was moved to its current place North of
Hoofddorp. |
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| Photo 1 |
Close-up of the VOR/DME. [...] |
| Photo 2 |
Wide view of the area. [...] |
| Photo 3 |
Intermediate view. [...] |
| Photo 4 |
Full-length shot of the new 36L runway. [...] |
| All photos |
