KLM B773 at Paramaribo on Oct 22nd 2025, in search for ATC

Last Update: October 23, 2025 / 17:19:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 22, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-713

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Paramaribo, Suriname

Aircraft Registration
PH-BVR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A KLM Boeing 777-300, registration PH-BVR performing flight KL-713 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Paramaribo (Suriname), was descending towards Paramaribo when the crew stopped the descent at FL180 at about 13:35L (16:35Z) and entered a hold due to unavailability of Air Traffic Control. After about 25 minutes in the hold the crew decided to divert to Cayenne (French Guyana) where the aircraft landed safely about one hour after aborting the approach to Paramaribo.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Cayenne for about 80 minutes, then departed Cayenne for Paramaribo and landed in Paramaribo with a delay of about 3 hours.

Suriname's Ministry of Transport reported in the morning there was a shortage of ATC controllers due to a series of sick leave messages, if not addressed traffic to and from Paramaribo would come to a stand still by 16:00, they were working on calling air traffic controllers in.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PH-BVR
Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
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Manufacturer
The Boeing Company
Aircraft Model / Type
777-300ER
ICAO Aircraft Type
B77W
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Engine
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Engine Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 22, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-713

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Paramaribo, Suriname

Aircraft Registration
PH-BVR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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