KL598KLM · CPT → AMS
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed KLM

KL598 Cape TownCPT · 00:30 AmsterdamAMS · 11:20

KL598 by KLM flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Amsterdam (AMS) for the Sun, Nov 15 departure.

Right nowLanded in Amsterdam · today
11:07

arrived at AMS · 13 min early

⚖ KL598 typically leaves +10 and lands −32. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−32 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~42 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-15
+23 gate · −13 arrival
11-14
−4 gate · −38 arrival
11-13
+4 gate · −37 arrival
11-12
+10 gate · −35 arrival
11-11
+38 gate · −8 arrival
11-10
+13 gate · −30 arrival
11-09
+1 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 −32 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CPTCape TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
AMSAmsterdamOn-time likelyAMS delay board →
CPT→AMSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven 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

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 23°C to 27°C
Low16°Clikely 14°C to 17°C
  • 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

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 11°C
Low5°Clikely 2°C to 6°C
  • 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 departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Cape Town to Amsterdam flights today

same route · KLM
KL596departs 07:30
KL104departs 23:22

If KL598 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 KL598 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KL598 across the CPT and AMS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~32 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 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 KL598 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
11-15CPT 00:30 00:53 (+23)AMS 11:20 11:07 (−13)
11-14CPT 00:30 00:26 (−4)AMS 11:20 10:42 (−38)
11-13CPT 00:30 00:34 (+4)AMS 11:20 10:43 (−37)
11-12CPT 00:30 00:40 (+10)AMS 11:20 10:45 (−35)
11-11CPT 00:30 01:08 (+38)AMS 11:25 11:17 (−8)
11-10CPT 00:30 00:43 (+13)AMS 11:20 10:50 (−30)
11-09CPT 00:30 00:31 (+1)AMS 11:20 11:00 (−20)
11-08CPT 00:30 01:01 (+31)AMS 11:20 11:18 (−2)
11-07CPT 00:30 00:26 (−4)AMS 11:20 10:43 (−37)
11-06CPT 00:30 00:36 (+6)AMS 11:20 10:39 (−41)
11-05CPT 00:30 00:42 (+12)AMS 11:20 10:29 (−51)
11-04CPT 00:30 00:25 (−5)AMS 11:20 10:23 (−57)
11-03CPT 00:30 00:41 (+11)AMS 11:20 10:50 (−30)
11-02CPT AMS 11:20 11:05 (−15)

Aircraft

Recent tails: PH-BHE, PH-BKC, PH-BKF, PH-BQE.

Board clocks recorded as CPT and AMS published them.

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