KL1959KLM · AMS → IST
live · 47m ago
Route confirmed KLM

KL1959 AmsterdamAMS · 12:00 IstanbulIST · 16:20

KL1959 by KLM flies from Amsterdam (AMS) to Istanbul (IST).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
12:00

scheduled from AMS

Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+0 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~21 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-14
+17 gate · +0 arrival
10-13
+17 gate · +0 arrival
10-12
+21 gate · +0 arrival
10-11
CANCELLED
10-10
+24 gate · +0 arrival
10-09
+55 gate · +20 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +0 min · 1 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
AMSAmsterdamOn-time likelyAMS delay board →
ISTIstanbulHigh riskIST delay board →
AMS→ISTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
24%Chance of 15+ min delay
7.2%Chance of cancellation
-1 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at AMS and IST are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Amsterdam to Istanbul flights today

same route · KLM
KL1961departs 21:00

If KL1959 is cancelled, this is the other KLM nonstop flight from Amsterdam to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AMS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How KL1959 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KL1959 across the AMS and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how KL1959 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-14AMS 12:00 12:17 (+17)IST 16:20 (+0)
10-13AMS 12:00 12:17 (+17)IST 16:20 (+0)
10-12AMS 12:00 12:21 (+21)IST 16:20 (+0)
10-11CANCELLED
10-10AMS 12:00 12:24 (+24)IST 16:20 (+0)
10-09AMS 12:00 12:55 (+55)IST 16:20 16:40 (+20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: PH-BXT, PH-BXP, PH-BXM, PH-BGB.

Board clocks recorded as AMS and IST published them.

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