CTA → FRACatania to Frankfurt am Main

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Direct flights from Catania (CTA) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 17% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 37 minutes late. 4 of the 6 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,490 km, an estimated 2 hours 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Catania and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 19 September 2026 at 03:23 UTC.

CTA Catania busy · +26
FRA Frankfurt am Main smooth · +0
1,490 km · ~2h 25m est.
dep bank 10:00–16:457x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
17% on time

of the last 6 operated CTA → FRA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +37 min. 4 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+37 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~2h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Lufthansa

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
LufthansaLH17% on time

Flights LH307 varies Mo Tu We Th Sa Su · LH309 16:45 Mo We Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-18LH309dep +43 → arr+37
09-16LH307cancelledCNX
09-16LH309cancelledCNX
09-15LH307cancelledCNX
09-14LH307dep −4 → arr−8
09-14LH309cancelledCNX

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CTACatania +26 min busy 🌤 clear · SW 5 kt Full CTA delay board →
FRAFrankfurt am Main +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · 2 kt Full FRA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CTA: 38% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Catania to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CTA to FRA 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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CTA to FRA questions

Is CTA–FRA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CTA is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CTA to FRA?

Great-circle distance is 1,490 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 135–158 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CTA–FRA fly?

Lufthansa runs the route with about 11 flights a week (daily). 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 FRA, 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.