FRA → DENFrankfurt am Main to Denver

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Direct flights from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Denver (DEN): 13 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 71% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,089 km, an estimated 10 hours 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Frankfurt am Main and Denver. Updated 2 November 2026 at 13:41 UTC.

Today, FRA → DEN

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 11:10 UA181United Airlines Departed DEN est. 13:20In the air · sched 13:40
  2. 13:10 LH446Lufthansa Departed DEN est. 15:05In the air · sched 15:35

Checked FRA board 14:41 · DEN board 06:08

FRA Frankfurt am Main busy · +15
DEN Denver smooth · +0
8,089 km · ~10h 52m est.
dep bank 11:10–13:1013x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 13x weekly · nonstop
71% on time

of the last 7 tracked FRA → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +8 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+8 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~10h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures13x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
LufthansaUnited Airlines

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
LufthansaLH

Flights LH446 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA181 11:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01UA181arrived+19
10-31LH446arrived+8
10-31UA181arrived−10
10-30LH446arrived−9
10-30UA181arrived+8
10-29LH446arrived−6
10-29UA181arrived+18

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 +15 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · 4 kt Full FRA delay board →
DENDenver +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · SSW 7 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN: a 46% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +26 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 Denver route actually runs

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

Is FRA–DEN running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at FRA is the weaker end, route health score 66/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from FRA to DEN?

Great-circle distance is 8,089 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 601–723 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FRA–DEN fly?

2 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 FRA and arrival-side delay at DEN, 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.