KL596 Cape TownCPT · 07:30 AmsterdamAMS · 18:20
KL596 by KLM flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Amsterdam (AMS) for the Sun, Nov 15 departure.
estimated arrival at AMS · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board
board checked 115m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 07:39 · typical taxi-out at CPT ≈ 4.9 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 5 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −19 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by AMS (Amsterdam), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records 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 →
Tomorrow at Cape Town
ForecastMon 16 Nov, local date
- Gusts to 33 kt
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Amsterdam
ForecastMon 16 Nov, local date
- 97% chance of rain
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Cape Town to Amsterdam flights today
same route · KLMIf KL596 is cancelled, these are the other KLM nonstop flights from Cape Town to Amsterdam on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CPT local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How KL596 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KL596 across the CPT and AMS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 KL596 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: PH-BQK, PH-BHM, PH-BQL.
Board clocks recorded as CPT and AMS published them.
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