KLM Royal Dutch Airlines· Callsign KLM601

KL601 from Amsterdam to Los Angeles, tracked live

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines between Amsterdam and Los Angeles: 8,956 km north-west, long-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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AMS
Amsterdam
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
8,956 km · 5,565 mi
Non-stop
LAX
Los Angeles
Los Angeles International Airport
Aircraft
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner
typical equipment
Distance
8,956 km
4,836 nautical miles
Heading
315°
tracks north-west
Clock change
-9 h
on arrival
Range used
76%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#100
of 299 tracked routes

Follow KL601 in real time

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

KL601 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

KL601 at a glance

  • The trip: 8,956 km (5,565 miles) from Amsterdam to Los Angeles, flying north-west.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 9 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. This route uses about 76% of how far it can fly.

KL601 route overview: AMS to LAX

KL601 distance and great-circle path

KL601 covers 8,956 km, or 5,565 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 299 routes we track, it ranks 100 by distance.

This is a long east-west haul. 8,956 km separate Amsterdam from Los Angeles, and the 9-hour clock change on arrival is the part passengers feel for days. It links Netherlands with United States.

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

Can the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner comfortably fly KL601?

Not really. It uses about 76% of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner.

What to know about KL601

  • Time change: you land 9 hours behind the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.

What we know about KL601

What flying AMS to LAX takes

It is a long-haul sector, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines needs a widebody twinjet: the sector needs long-range tanks and a cabin crew rest provision, which rules out most single-aisle types. In daylight the sun sits on the left (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign KLM601 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 11 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-01. 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.

KL601 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 6 observations of KL601 across 6 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-01. Those records contain 3 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was AMS-LAX (6 records).

The median recorded visibility was 634 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-01 AMS → LAX 08:04 UTC 18:19 UTC 10h 15m
2026-09-30 AMS → LAX 09:44 UTC 19:48 UTC 10h 4m
2026-09-28 AMS → LAX 08:10 UTC 18:51 UTC 10h 41m
2026-09-27 AMS → LAX 08:03 UTC 18:51 UTC 10h 48m
2026-09-26 AMS → LAX 08:20 UTC 18:55 UTC 10h 35m
2026-09-25 AMS → LAX 08:28 UTC 19:00 UTC 10h 32m

“First/last tracked” are when KL601 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on KL601

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

AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam, Netherlands · live radar →
LAX Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, United States · live radar →
B78X Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does KL601 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 787-10, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown8,956 km
AircraftBoeing 787-10 Dreamliner
Fuel burn rate6.1 kg per km
Fuel burned54,641 kg
CO2, whole flight172.7 tonnes
Seats, typical layout330
Passengers carried274 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger630 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 630 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy271 seats, 225 flown
456 kg CO2 per seat
Business50 seats, 42 flown
1,322 kg CO2 per seat
First10 seats, 8 flown
1,823 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, KL601 emits what 2,878 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 3,707 km, or 18,005 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 0 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 8,956 km unadjusted. 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 KL601 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Amsterdam

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
KL592Johannesburg (JNB) → Amsterdam (AMS) Boeing 777-300ERKL592 flight tracker →
KL1031Amsterdam (AMS) → Manchester (MAN) KL1031 flight tracker →
KL643Amsterdam (AMS) → New York (JFK) Airbus A330-300KL643 flight tracker →
KL835Amsterdam (AMS) → Jakarta (CGK) Boeing 777-300ERKL835 flight tracker →
KL861Amsterdam (AMS) → Tokyo (NRT) Boeing 777-200ERKL861 flight tracker →
KL897Amsterdam (AMS) → Beijing (PEK) Boeing 777-300ERKL897 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to KL601

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

The science of jet lag Arrival shifts the clock by 9 hours.
Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A 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.

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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KL601 frequently asked questions

How long is the KL601 flight?

Amsterdam to Los Angeles is 8,956 km (5,565 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates KL601?

Typically a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner (full specifications), using roughly 76% of that type's published range.

Does KL601 fly every day?

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

Can I track KL601 live?

Yes. Whenever KL601 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.

More KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flights to watch

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
KL592 Johannesburg (JNB) → Amsterdam (AMS) Boeing 777-300ER KL592 flight tracker →
KL1031 Amsterdam (AMS) → Manchester (MAN) KL1031 flight tracker →
KL643 Amsterdam (AMS) → New York (JFK) Airbus A330-300 KL643 flight tracker →
KL835 Amsterdam (AMS) → Jakarta (CGK) Boeing 777-300ER KL835 flight tracker →
KL861 Amsterdam (AMS) → Tokyo (NRT) Boeing 777-200ER KL861 flight tracker →
KL897 Amsterdam (AMS) → Beijing (PEK) Boeing 777-300ER KL897 flight tracker →
KL591 Amsterdam (AMS) → Johannesburg (JNB) Boeing 777-300ER KL591 flight tracker →