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KQ116 Kenya Airways - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Kenya Airways flight KQ116, which currently operates between the airports of Nairobi - Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Airport Code NBO) and Amsterdam - Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (Airport Code AMS).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, January 08, 2026.

KQ116 On Time performance:
62
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

KQ116 Kenya Airways from Nairobi

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 77 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday January 08, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (January 09, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways
Equipment: Boeing 787-8

Departure

Nairobi (NBO)
January 08, 2026
Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Departed at:
09:36
Terminal:
1A
Gate:
17
Scheduled Departure Time: 08:35

Arrival

Amsterdam (AMS)
January 08, 2026
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Arrived at:
16:52
Gate:
E8
Scheduled Arrival Time: 15:35
Baggage: 16
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AZ5533 - ITA Airways

- KL4141 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

- MU4932 - China Eastern Airlines

- UX3888 - Air Europa

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight KQ116?
The flight KQ116 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight KQ116?
The distance between the two airports is 6679 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight KQ116?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 09:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 09:24 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Nairobi: 2026-01-08 23:05:45
Current Time in Amsterdam: 2026-01-08 21:05:45

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Nairobi and Amsterdam:
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Flight Number: KL566. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 03, 2025 to January 02, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 65
On Time: 40 ( 62 % )
Moderate Delay: 13 ( 20 % )
Significant Delay: 7 ( 11 % )
Major Delay: 5 ( 8 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 25 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 03, 2025 to January 02, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 02, 2025 to December 30, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights KQ116

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
06 January
10:20
Nairobi (NBO)
17:20
Amsterdam (AMS)
09h 00min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
- On-time
Sunday
04 January
10:40
Nairobi (NBO)
18:35
Amsterdam (AMS)
09h 55min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
03 January
08:46
Nairobi (NBO)
16:10
Amsterdam (AMS)
09h 24min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Friday
02 January
09:10
Nairobi (NBO)
16:21
Amsterdam (AMS)
09h 11min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
01 January
08:45
Nairobi (NBO)
15:54
Amsterdam (AMS)
09h 09min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
30 December
08:33
Nairobi (NBO)
15:50
Amsterdam (AMS)
09h 17min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
28 December
08:54
Nairobi (NBO)
15:53
Amsterdam (AMS)
08h 59min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
27 December
08:52
Nairobi (NBO)
15:41
Amsterdam (AMS)
08h 49min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Friday
26 December
08:34
Nairobi (NBO)
15:19
Amsterdam (AMS)
08h 45min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Thursday
25 December
09:13
Nairobi (NBO)
15:58
Amsterdam (AMS)
08h 45min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed