KL898 BeijingPEK · 11:50 AmsterdamAMS · 17:20
KL898 by KLM flies from Beijing (PEK) to Amsterdam (AMS) for the Fri, Nov 13 departure.
arrival expected at AMS · 8 min early
board checked 7m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ KL898 typically leaves +15 and lands −11. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 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 −11 min · 2 cancelled · 12 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PEK and AMS are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Beijing
ForecastSun 15 Nov, local date
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
ForecastSat 14 Nov, local date
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 Beijing to Amsterdam flights today
same route · KLMIf KL898 is cancelled, this is the other KLM nonstop flight from Beijing to Amsterdam on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PEK 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 KL898 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KL898 across the PEK and AMS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 9/10 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 KL898 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-BHL, PH-BHP, PH-BHF, PH-BHN.
Board clocks recorded as PEK and AMS published them.
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