KLM Royal Dutch Airlines· Callsign KLM592

KL592 from Johannesburg to Amsterdam, tracked live

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines between Johannesburg and Amsterdam: 9,017 km north, ultra-long-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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JNB
Johannesburg
O. R. Tambo International Airport
9,017 km · 5,603 mi
Non-stop
AMS
Amsterdam
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Aircraft
Boeing 777-300ER
typical equipment
Distance
9,017 km
4,869 nautical miles
Heading
346°
tracks north
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Range used
66%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#94
of 291 tracked routes

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The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

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KL592 at a glance

  • The trip: 9,017 km (5,603 miles) from Johannesburg to Amsterdam, flying north.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 777-300ER. This route uses about 66% of how far it can fly.

KL592 route overview: JNB to AMS

KL592 distance and great-circle path

KL592 covers 9,017 km, or 5,603 miles. That makes it an ultra-long-haul flight, near the limit of what most twinjets can fly non-stop. Of the 291 routes we track, it ranks 94 by distance.

This flight changes hemisphere. Johannesburg sits in the southern half of the world and Amsterdam in the northern, so the 9,017 km run north lands in the opposite season to the one it left. Johannesburg and Amsterdam keep the same clock, so the arrival time on the ticket is the flight time plus the departure time, with nothing to convert. It links South Africa with Netherlands.

Our guide explains how the JNB-AMS route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Boeing 777-300ER comfortably fly KL592?

Not really. It uses about 66% of the Boeing 777-300ER's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 777-300ER.

What to know about KL592

  • Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.
  • Crosses the equator: you swap seasons between takeoff and landing.
  • High airport at the start: JNB sits 5,558 ft up. Thin air means a longer takeoff run.

What we know about KL592

What flying JNB to AMS takes

It is an ultra-long-haul sector, near the limit of what most twinjets can fly non-stop. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines needs a long-range widebody such as an A350, 787 or 777: few types can fly this far with a commercial payload, and headwinds can force a technical stop on the worst days. The two ends are not symmetric. Johannesburg is roughly 5,569 ft higher than the other airport, so the same aircraft is planned differently in each direction.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign KLM592 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 11 days between 2026-09-19 and 2026-09-29. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

KL592 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of KL592 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-09-29. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was JNB-AMS (7 records).

The median recorded visibility was 951 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-09-29 JNB → AMS 06:28 UTC 07:43 UTC 1h 15m
2026-09-28 JNB → AMS 06:08 UTC 21:54 UTC 15h 46m
2026-09-27 JNB → AMS 06:25 UTC 21:56 UTC 15h 31m
2026-09-26 JNB → AMS 06:03 UTC 22:32 UTC 16h 30m
2026-09-25 JNB → AMS 05:32 UTC 21:53 UTC 16h 20m
2026-09-24 JNB → AMS 05:56 UTC 21:47 UTC 15h 51m
2026-09-23 JNB → AMS 05:40 UTC 21:58 UTC 16h 18m

“First/last tracked” are when KL592 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on KL592

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

JNB O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg, South Africa · live radar →
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam, Netherlands · live radar →
B77W Boeing 777-300ER Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does KL592 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 777-300ER, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown9,017 km
AircraftBoeing 777-300ER
Fuel burn rate8.86 kg per km
Fuel burned79,882 kg
CO2, whole flight252.4 tonnes
Seats, typical layout365
Passengers carried303 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger833 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 833 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy299 seats, 248 flown
605 kg CO2 per seat
Business55 seats, 46 flown
1,754 kg CO2 per seat
First11 seats, 9 flown
2,419 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, KL592 emits what 4,207 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 4,901 km, or 23,803 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 10,199 km, 11,112 km and 13,334 km, all longer than this route, so the closest is held flat and the real figure is likely a little higher. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put KL592 against another flight.

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Guides relevant to KL592

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A ultra-long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Boeing; these visual clues help identify it.
Airline alliances explained KLM Royal Dutch Airlines belongs to SkyTeam, which affects connections and codeshares.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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KL592 frequently asked questions

How long is the KL592 flight?

Johannesburg to Amsterdam is 9,017 km (5,603 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates KL592?

Typically a Boeing 777-300ER (full specifications), using roughly 66% of that type's published range.

Does KL592 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track KL592 live?

Yes. Whenever KL592 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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