ESB → FRAAnkara to Frankfurt am Main

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Direct flights from Ankara (ESB) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 13 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,197 km, an estimated 3 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ankara and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 11 September 2026 at 13:52 UTC.

ESB Ankara tracking
FRA Frankfurt am Main smooth · +3
2,197 km · ~3h 19m est.
dep bank 08:00–16:4513x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 13x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live ESB and FRA delay boards

Median arrival delay is +2 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+2 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~3h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures13x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
AJetPegasus AirlinesSunExpress

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
AJetVF

Flights VF523 16:45 daily

Pegasus AirlinesPC

Flights PC1731 16:45 Sa

SunExpressXQ

Flights XQ792 08:00 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-10VF523arrived+2
09-10XQ792arrived−17

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
ESBAnkara tracking Full ESB delay board →
FRAFrankfurt am Main +3 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 8 kt Full FRA delay board →

How the Ankara to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs

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

Is ESB–FRA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at FRA is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ESB to FRA?

Great-circle distance is 2,197 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 185–218 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ESB–FRA fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 13 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at ESB 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.