This is the dataset we calculate with ourselves. 303 routes from Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Rotterdam, with the great-circle distance and the compensation amount that follows from it under Regulation (EC) No 261/2004. Free to use with attribution.
| Column | What it is |
|---|---|
afstand_km | great-circle distance in whole kilometres |
afstand_km_exact | the same distance to three decimals, so you can check it |
binnen_de_gemeenschap | whether both airports count as 'within the Community' for Art. 7(1)(b) |
band | kort (short) · midden_intra · midden_extra · lang (long) |
compensatie_eur | €250, €400 or €600 under Art. 7(1) |
compensatie_verlaagd_eur | the amount after the 50% reduction of Art. 7(2) |
grondslag | the wording of Article 7 the band rests on |
Article 7(4) prescribes the great-circle method: the shortest distance over the earth's surface between departure and final destination — not the route actually flown and not the road distance. We compute it with the haversine formula between the published Aerodrome Reference Points, using an earth radius of 6371.0088 km (the IUGG mean radius).
The band test runs on the unrounded distance. Article 7(1)(a) reads “1500 kilometres or less”, so exactly 1500 km still falls in the low band.
For a connecting flight the distance is measured from the first departure airport to the final destination, not the sum of the legs (CJEU C-559/16, Bossen).
Two things go wrong almost everywhere, including at established players:
Norway, Iceland and Switzerland apply the regulation too but are not Member States. For the band test we treat them conservatively as non-intra-Community; on the routes in this dataset that makes no difference to the amount.
| Route | Distance | Intra-Community | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMS–LHR (Amsterdam–Londen) | 370 km | nee | €250 |
| AMS–BCN (Amsterdam–Barcelona) | 1.241 km | ja | €250 |
| AMS–FCO (Amsterdam–Rome) | 1.297 km | ja | €250 |
| AMS–MAD (Amsterdam–Madrid) | 1.461 km | ja | €250 |
| AMS–HEL (Amsterdam–Helsinki) | 1.521 km | ja | €400 |
| AMS–AGP (Amsterdam–Malaga) | 1.884 km | ja | €400 |
| AMS–IST (Amsterdam–Istanbul) | 2.184 km | nee | €400 |
| AMS–TFS (Amsterdam–Tenerife) | 3.224 km | ja | €400 |
| AMS–HRG (Amsterdam–Hurghada) | 3.689 km | nee | €600 |
| AMS–DXB (Amsterdam–Dubai) | 5.168 km | nee | €600 |
| AMS–CUR (Amsterdam–Willemstad) | 7.834 km | nee | €600 |
| AMS–JFK (Amsterdam–New York) | 5.848 km | nee | €600 |
This dataset is published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). You may reuse, adapt and use it commercially, on one condition: credit the source with a working link.
Attribution: Source: DelayPaid — flight distance and EU261 compensation
dataset, delaypaid.com/en/flight-distance-dataset
The dataset has been compiled with care but is not legal advice. Whether compensation is due in a specific case depends on more than distance — among other things on the arrival delay, the cause, and whether extraordinary circumstances applied.
We maintain this dataset. If something is wrong, or an airport is missing, email [email protected] — with a source, and we will correct it and note the correction.