KL642KLM · JFK → AMS
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Route confirmed KLM

KL642 New YorkJFK · 16:40 AmsterdamAMS · 06:00

KL642 by KLM flies from New York (JFK) to Amsterdam (AMS) for the Mon, Oct 19 departure.

Right nowOn Time · today · as of 10:04
16:40

departs JFK · on schedule

⚖ KL642 typically leaves −2 and lands −33. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−33 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-19
+11 arrival
10-18
+9 gate · −39 arrival
10-17
+6 gate · −30 arrival
10-16
−7 gate · −33 arrival
10-15
−7 gate · −40 arrival
10-14
−6 gate · −15 arrival
10-13
−2 gate · −15 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 −33 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
JFKNew YorkOn-time likelyJFK delay board →
AMSAmsterdamOn-time likelyAMS delay board →
JFK→AMSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.2%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other New York to Amsterdam flights today

same route · KLM
KL646departs 19:10
KL644departs 21:15

If KL642 is cancelled, these are the other KLM nonstop flights from New York to Amsterdam on the same day, with scheduled departure times in JFK local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How KL642 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KL642 across the JFK and AMS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~33 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 11/11 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 KL642 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
10-19JFK 16:40AMS 06:00 06:11 (+11)
10-18JFK 16:40 16:49 (+9)AMS 06:00 05:21 (−39)
10-17JFK 16:40 16:46 (+6)AMS 06:00 05:30 (−30)
10-16JFK 16:40 16:33 (−7)AMS 06:00 05:27 (−33)
10-15JFK 16:40 16:33 (−7)AMS 06:00 05:20 (−40)
10-14JFK 16:40 16:34 (−6)AMS 06:00 05:45 (−15)
10-13JFK 16:40 16:38 (−2)AMS 06:00 05:45 (−15)
10-12JFK 16:40 16:24 (−16)AMS 06:00 04:36 (−84)
10-11JFK 16:40 17:00 (+20)AMS 06:00 06:11 (+11)
10-10JFK 16:40 16:30 (−10)AMS 06:00 05:23 (−37)
10-09JFK 16:40 16:49 (+9)AMS 06:00 05:08 (−52)

Aircraft

Recent tails: PH-BKC, PH-BHO, PH-BKR, PH-BQL.

Board clocks recorded as JFK and AMS published them.

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