FRA → CTAFrankfurt am Main to Catania

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Direct flights from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Catania (CTA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 6 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. 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 Frankfurt am Main and Catania. Updated 5 November 2026 at 17:00 UTC.

FRA Frankfurt am Main busy · +20
CTA Catania smooth · +0
1,490 km · ~2h 25m est.
dep bank 08:55–11:507x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

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

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~2h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
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
LufthansaLH100% on time

Flights LH308 08:55 Mo We Fr Sa Su · LH306 varies Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04LH308arrived+0
11-02LH308arrived+2
11-01LH308arrived−12
10-31LH306arrived−2
10-31LH308arrived−2
10-30LH308arrived+12

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
FRAFrankfurt am Main +20 min busy 🌤 clear · ENE 7 kt Full FRA delay board →
CTACatania +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 8 kt Full CTA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CTA: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Frankfurt am Main to Catania route actually runs

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

Is FRA–CTA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at FRA is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from FRA to CTA?

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 FRA–CTA fly?

Lufthansa runs the route with about 7 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, fri, 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 FRA and arrival-side delay at CTA, 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.