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Direct flights from Catania (CTA) to Köln (CGN): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 66 minutes late. 1 of the 3 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,616 km, an estimated 2 hours 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Catania and Köln. Updated 19 September 2026 at 11:28 UTC.
CTA
Catania
smooth · +7
CGN
Köln
tracking
1,616 km · ~2h 34m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
88 / 100
route health from live CTA and CGN delay boards
Median arrival delay is +66 min. 1 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+66 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 34mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
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How the Catania to Köln route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CTA to CGN flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/CTA-CGN
CTA to CGN questions
Is CTA–CGN running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CTA is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from CTA to CGN?
Great-circle distance is 1,616 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 144–169 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CTA–CGN fly?
Eurowings runs the route with about 3 flights a week (tue, thu, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at CTA and arrival-side delay at CGN, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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