KLM
3h 10m late
VLCValencia
AMSAmsterdam
- Flight
- KL1530
- Date
- September 16, 2026
- Departure
- 04:30 UTC
- Arrival
- 3h 10m late
- Compensation
- €250 per passenger
Delayed flight
KL1530 landed 3h 10m late on September 16, 2026
KL1530 VLC–AMS arrived 3h 10m late on September 16, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €250 per passenger.
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- No win, no fee
- Checked against official flight records
The short answer
Was KL1530 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
KLM flight KL1530 from Valencia to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol arrived 3h 10m late on September 16, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 1,481 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €250 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How KL1530's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 10mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
0h6h
- 3h — where EU 261 compensation starts
Airlines can still refuse when the cause was outside their control, such as severe weather or air traffic control restrictions.
Flight record
What we recorded for this flight
Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.
- Flight
- KL1530
- Airline
- KLM
- Date
- September 16, 2026
- Route
- VLC → AMS
- From
- Valencia (VLC)
- To
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
- Scheduled departure
- 04:30 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 3h 10m late
Distance band
What this route is worth
VLC–AMS is 1,481 km by great-circle distance. EU Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 kmThis flight
€250
1,500–3,500 km
€400
Over 3,500 km
€600
Flights within the EU over 1,500 km are paid at €400, and arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to €300.
Your rights
What you can claim for this delay
The rule
A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth €250 to €600 per passenger, based on the distance flown.
This flight
We measured a 3h 10m arrival delay, which is past the three-hour threshold. The airline can still argue extraordinary circumstances.
How long you have
Claim windows run from one to six years depending on the country. Checking is free and takes about two minutes.
Same route
Other disruptions on VLC → AMS
- KL1530VLC → AMSValencia – Amsterdam · KLM · September 17, 2026CancelledCheck
- HV6336VLC → AMSValencia – Amsterdam · Transavia · September 16, 2026CancelledCheck
- KL1532VLC → AMSValencia – Amsterdam · KLM · September 15, 20263h 38m late€250
- HV6332VLC → AMSValencia – Amsterdam · Transavia · September 14, 20266h 19m late€250
- KL1530VLC → AMSValencia – Amsterdam · KLM · September 5, 202611h 58m late€250
Same airline
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- KL1602FCO → AMSRome – Amsterdam · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- KL1498BCN → AMSBarcelona – Amsterdam · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- KL1497AMS → BCNAmsterdam – Barcelona · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
- KL1498BCN → AMSBarcelona – Amsterdam · September 29, 20265h 11m late€250
- KL1272CPH → AMSCopenhagen – Amsterdam · September 29, 2026CancelledCheck
Same airport
Other departures from Valencia
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- TS277VLC → YULValencia – Montreal · Air Transat · September 26, 20263h 31m late€300
- FR642VLC → STNValencia – London · Ryanair · September 26, 20263h 48m late€250
- HV5108VLC → EINValencia – Eindhoven · Transavia · September 25, 20263h 44m late€250
- FR7218VLC → MLAValencia – Luqa · Ryanair · September 25, 20264h 35m late€250
- LX2143VLC → ZRHValencia – Zürich · Swiss · September 25, 2026CancelledCheck
Flight data comes from public airport boards and is provided for information only. It is not legal advice, and an airline may dispute liability where the disruption was outside its control.