FRA → IADFrankfurt am Main to Washington

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Direct flights from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Washington (IAD): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. 1 of the 4 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 6,551 km, an estimated 8 hours 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Frankfurt am Main and Washington. Updated 15 November 2026 at 16:55 UTC.

Today, FRA → IAD

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 11:30 UA988United Airlines Departed ·
  2. 13:00 LH418Lufthansa Departed ·
  3. 17:00 UA933United Airlines Departed ·

Checked FRA board 17:55 · IAD board 10:18

FRA Frankfurt am Main busy · +25
IAD Washington busy · +16
6,551 km · ~8h 54m est.
dep bank 11:30–17:0021x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
72 / 100

route health from live FRA and IAD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +8 min. 1 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+8 minacross the last 3 arrivals
Flight time~8h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
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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 LH418 13:00 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA988 11:30 daily · UA933 17:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14LH418dep +30 → arr+8
11-14UA933arrived−14
11-14UA988dep +70 → arr+60
11-13LH418cancelledCNX

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 +25 min busy ⛅ mostly cloudy · N 4 kt Full FRA delay board →
IADWashington +16 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 13 kt Full IAD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at FRA and IAD: a 33% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 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 Washington route actually runs

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

Is FRA–IAD running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at FRA is the weaker end, route health score 72/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on FRA–IAD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:30 and evening departures around 17:00 from FRA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from FRA to IAD?

Great-circle distance is 6,551 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 492–592 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FRA–IAD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 21 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.