KL612KLM · ORD → AMS
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Route confirmed KLM

KL612 ChicagoORD · 17:25 AmsterdamAMS · 07:15

KL612 by KLM flies from Chicago (ORD) to Amsterdam (AMS) for the Sun, Oct 25 departure.

Right nowEn route to Amsterdam · off blocks 17:19 · 6 min early
07:07

estimated arrival at AMS · local time · ~58 min from now

En routeKL612 · position estimated
ORDChicagoAMSAmsterdam
Estimated from the boardsarr 07:07

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:19 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 8.1 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~2 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-26
−6 gate · −8 arrival
10-25
−6 gate · −8 arrival
10-24
CANCELLED
10-23
+71 gate · +40 arrival
10-22
−17 gate · −19 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 −8 min · 1 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
AMSAmsterdamOn-time likelyAMS delay board →
ORD→AMSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORD and AMS 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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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Amsterdam flights today

same route · KLM
KL48departs 19:35

If KL612 is cancelled, this is the other KLM nonstop flight from Chicago to Amsterdam on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How KL612 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KL612 across the ORD and AMS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 2/3 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how KL612 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
10-26ORD 17:25 17:19 (−6)AMS 07:15 07:07 (−8)
10-25ORD 17:25 17:19 (−6)AMS 07:15 07:07 (−8)
10-24CANCELLED
10-23ORD 16:20 17:31 (+71)AMS 07:05 07:45 (+40)
10-22ORD 16:15 15:58 (−17)AMS 07:35 07:16 (−19)

Aircraft

Recent tails: PH-BKL, PH-BKI.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and AMS published them.

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