FRA Frankfurt Main Airport
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FrankfurtFrankfurt Main Airport12:47·11°C·#24/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERVFR TREND 2H▲ +7 MIN
+20 min

Frankfurt (FRA) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +20 min, arrivals on schedule. 4 of 501 flights cancelled (0.8%).

Hour by hour
12:00today +20 min minor

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Frankfurt (FRA) delays today: 86% of the 319 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +20 min and arrivals on schedule. 4 of 501 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.8%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 1 November 2026 at 11:00 UTC.

Departures37 timed
On time30%11
Delayed70%26
typical now +20 min
Arrivals282 timed
On time91%256
Delayed9%26
typical now on schedule
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
12:05 12:404Y702FNC Funchal · gate AB+35 min
12:20 12:50X36742SSH Sharm El Sheik · gate J+30 min
12:21 12:59LH3414ZMU Munich Central St. · gate AB+38 min
12:30 12:50LH756BOM Mumbai · gate AB+20 min
12:40EN284BLQ Bologna · gate ABon time
12:40LH1282ATH Athens · gate ABon time
12:40LH996AMS Amsterdam · gate ABon time
12:40X32806FNC Funchal · gate Jon time
10:40BA901LHR London-HeathrowCancelled
12:55UA906ORD Chicago-O HareCancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +20. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
11:25 13:20UJ7491HRG from Hurghada+115 min
11:45 13:58DE1581CFU from Corfu/Kerkyra+133 min
12:30 12:38DE4363VIE from Vienna+8 min
12:35 12:50DE4263MXP from Milan-Malpensa+15 min
12:40LH1395PRG from Pragueon time
12:40 12:53LH247MXP from Milan-Malpensa+13 min
09:35UA907ORD from Chicago-O HareCancelled
09:50BA900LHR from London-HeathrowCancelled
10:30LH455SFO from San FranciscoCancelled
Running late right now18 of 1145 still on the board · 1.6%
+154
DE2321 from Male-Velana · arr 21:24
Flights this late at FRA still cancel only 5.9% of the time.
+133
DE1581 from Corfu/Kerkyra · arr 13:58
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
+115
UJ7491 from Hurghada · arr 13:20
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~33 min.
+38
LH3414 → Munich Central St. · dep 12:59
Running +38 min late, a meaningful push for this hub.
In the air to FRAlive positions · 3-min feed
12aircraft inbound · next to land DE4483 from Prague, lands ~12:48
DE4483Prague
on final · ~12:48
DE4263Milan-Malpensa
on final · ~12:51
AH2070Algiers
lands ~12:58
SV167Jeddah
lands ~13:07

Positions as of 12:40 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
LHRLondon-Heathrow+35m
PMIPalma de Mallorca+33m
BCNBarcelona+25m
ZBABasel Bad Railway St+16m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
X3TUI fly+30m
Why12 kt NE winds, Broken at 4,300 ft. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.
Cancelled 0.8%4 of 501 A typical day here runs ~1.1%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌥 12–13 Conditions worsen in that window, clearing after 13:00 per the TAF. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Frankfurt

Forecast

Mon 2 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 9°C to 11°C
Low1°Clikely −1°C to 4°C
Outlook: below usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.6%usually 2.6%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.0%usually 4.5%

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 220 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 25th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +22 min departures.

Typical week here
+20
MON
+19
TUE
+20
WED
+21
THU
+23
FRI
+20
SAT
+20
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+19 min), heaviest on Friday (+23 min).

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Sample · what you getFRA went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/frankfurt-am-main-FRA

Frankfurt airport delays today

Delays are building at FRA. A typical departure is currently +20 min, up 7 minutes over the last two hours. Arrivals are on schedule. Cancellations: 4 of 501 tracked flights (0.8%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 20:00 (+10 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Broken layer at 3000ft.

Nearby gateways: STR DUS MUC HAM BER LUX · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Frankfurt

Is Frankfurt (FRA) delayed right now?

Delays are building at FRA. Departures +20 min, arrivals on schedule. 4 of 501 flights cancelled (0.8%). 86% of the 319 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Frankfurt (FRA)?

Winds NE-050 at 12kt, Vis 10km, Temp 11°C, Dew 1°C, Alt 1031 hPa, Scattered clouds at 3500ft, Broken layer at 4300ft. 11°C. wind 12 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Frankfurt (FRA)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+19 min). Friday ran heaviest (+23 min).

How often are flights delayed at FRA today?

We tracked 501 flights today: departures +20 min, arrivals on schedule. 0.8% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for FRA?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NNE-030 at 11kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 4000ft.

Are there cancellations at FRA today?

4 cancellations across 501 tracked flights today (0.8% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind50° 12 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling4,300 ft
Temp / dew11 / 1 °C
Pressure1031 hPa
EDDF 011050Z AUTO 05012KT 9999 SCT035 BKN043 11/01 Q1031 NOSIG
11:00 to 14:00VFRWinds NNE-030 at 11kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 4000ft
11:00 to 13:00TEMPOMVFRBroken layer at 3000ft
17:00 to 13:00BECMGVFRWinds ENE-060 at 6kt
05:00 to 10:00TEMPOIFRVis 3.5km, Patchy Fog, Sky clear
Dep index
1.2/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 11:50 local · 58m ago · delay window 12:00 local · How these are computed → methodology