Routes / AMS–FCO
1,297 km great circle · Up to 1,500 km
Amsterdam AMS to Rome FCO delay compensation
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is 1,297 km by great circle, Netherlands to Italy. Under EU261 that is €250 per passenger, and under UK261 £220, when the rule applies and you arrive 3+ hours late.
- 1Amsterdam AMS
- 2Rome FCO
- 3Great circle 1,297 km
- 4EU261 band €250
Which rules cover AMS–FCO
Amsterdam → Rome
Whatever the airline, this direction is covered by EU261 (the flight departs from the EU (Article 3(1)(a)), whatever the airline). On a UK airline it is also under UK261. If the airline refuses, the complaint goes to Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate for EU261 (the flight leaves Netherlands) or the airline's dispute scheme or the UK CAA for UK261.
Rome → Amsterdam
Whatever the airline, this direction is covered by EU261 (the flight departs from the EU (Article 3(1)(a)), whatever the airline). On a UK airline it is also under UK261. If the airline refuses, the complaint goes to ENAC, Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (Air Passenger Rights Directorate) for EU261 (the flight leaves Italy) or the airline's dispute scheme or the UK CAA for UK261.
Because both EU and UK rules can reach this route, a passenger may find two rules covering the same trip. Each excludes people already compensated under the other's law for the same event, so the claim is made once, under whichever the airline accepts — in money terms €250 or £220.
What you could be owed by hours late
Arrival delay at FCO (or AMS on the return), for a delay caused by the airline, per passenger, where each rule applies:
| Hours late | EU261 | UK261 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 hours | €0 | £0 |
| 3 h 30 min | €250 | £220 |
| 4 h 30 min | €250 | £220 |
| 6 h 30 min | €250 | £220 |
| 9 h 30 min | €250 | £220 |
At 1,297 km the amount is the same from 3 hours late onwards — there is no extra for longer delays under the EU and UK rules.
The distance and the band
EU261 and UK261 measure distance "by the great circle route method" between the departure airport and the final destination. From the published coordinates of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (52.308601, 4.76389) and Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (41.804532, 12.251998) that is 1,297 km. That is only 203 km below the 1,500 km line between two bands, so this route sits close to a boundary: it is the distance between the two airports that counts, not the longer path the aircraft actually flew. Among the 84 routes on this site in the up to 1,500 km band, it is number 12 by length.
Other routes from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (EHAM) on this site: London (370 km), Edinburgh (666 km), Barcelona (1,241 km), New York (5,848 km), Dubai (5,169 km), San Francisco (8,786 km), Atlanta (7,066 km), Detroit (6,324 km), Minneapolis (6,685 km), Boston (5,548 km), Chicago (6,612 km), Houston (8,049 km), Los Angeles (8,956 km), Seattle (7,840 km), Toronto (5,990 km), Paris (399 km), Prague (705 km), Copenhagen (633 km), Lisbon (1,846 km), Athens (2,182 km), Florence (1,058 km).
Other routes from Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (LIRF) on this site: Athens (1,085 km), New York (6,866 km), Newark (6,891 km), Atlanta (8,086 km), Chicago (7,742 km), Boston (6,570 km), Philadelphia (7,017 km), Washington (7,232 km), Miami (8,330 km), Toronto (7,086 km), London (1,444 km), Paris (1,101 km), Frankfurt (958 km), Munich (729 km), Madrid (1,331 km), Barcelona (848 km), Catania (539 km), Venice (412 km).
If AMS–FCO is only one leg of your booking, measure to the final destination instead: a connection that makes you late at the end is compensated over the whole journey's distance.
If the flight is cancelled
Cancelled with less than 14 days' notice and re-routed to arrive 6 hours late, an EU261 passenger is owed €250 here. If the replacement left within the allowed early margin and landed within the re-routing window, nothing is owed; if it landed within 2 hours but outside those windows, the airline may pay half — €125. On a cancellation you may instead take a refund within 7 days.
Help at the airport while you wait
On a flight of this length, meals and refreshments are owed once the departure is 2 hours late under EU261 and UK261, and a hotel with transport if you have to stay overnight — whatever caused the delay. Keep receipts for anything you buy: it is claimed back separately from any compensation.
Claiming on this route
Claim from the operating airline directly — it costs nothing.
EU261: If the airline does not reply within two months, or the reply is unsatisfactory, complain to the national enforcement body of the country where the incident happened.
UK261: If the airline's final answer is unsatisfactory, or it has not answered within eight weeks, go to the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) body the airline belongs to, or to the CAA's Passenger Advice and Complaints Team if it belongs to none.
Claim pages of airlines based in Netherlands or Italy (whether they fly this exact route varies by season):
Airport coordinates: OurAirports country file (NL); OurAirports country file (IT). Complaint bodies: European Commission NEB list. Rules: Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (EUR-Lex); UK Regulation (EC) No 261/2004, Article 7 (legislation.gov.uk). Checked 2026-10-21. General information, not legal advice.