FRA → GWTFrankfurt am Main to Sylt

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Direct flights from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Sylt (GWT): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 25 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 543 km, an estimated 1 hour 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Frankfurt am Main and Sylt. Updated 17 September 2026 at 05:52 UTC.

FRA Frankfurt am Main busy · +20
GWT Sylt tracking
543 km · ~1h 12m est.
departs 16:303x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
74 / 100

route health from live FRA and GWT delay boards

Median arrival delay is +25 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+25 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 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
LufthansaLH

Flights LH160 16:30 We Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13LH160departed+25
09-11LH160departed+25

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 · WSW 14 kt Full FRA delay board →
GWTSylt tracking Full GWT delay board →

How the Frankfurt am Main to Sylt route actually runs

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

Is FRA–GWT running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at FRA is the weaker end, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from FRA to GWT?

Great-circle distance is 543 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 68–77 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FRA–GWT fly?

Lufthansa runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, wed, fri). 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 GWT, 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.