FRA → OTPFrankfurt am Main to Bucharest

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Direct flights from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Bucharest (OTP): 16 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 18 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,449 km, an estimated 2 hours 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Frankfurt am Main and Bucharest. Updated 17 September 2026 at 00:06 UTC.

FRA Frankfurt am Main busy · +28
OTP Bucharest smooth · +2
1,449 km · ~2h 21m est.
dep bank 09:40–20:1016x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 16x weekly · nonstop
81 / 100

route health from live FRA and OTP delay boards

Median arrival delay is +18 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+18 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures16x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
748 Air ServicesLufthansaTAROM

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
748 Air ServicesH4

Flights H4202 18:00 Tu Sa

LufthansaLH

Flights LH1418 varies daily · LH1416 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · LH1422 varies daily

TAROMRO

Flights RO302 11:15 daily · RO306 19:25 Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-16LH1416arrived−4
09-16LH1418departed+20
09-16LH1422arrived+0
09-16RO302arrived+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 +28 min busy 🌤 clear · SW 3 kt Full FRA delay board →
OTPBucharest +2 min smooth 🌤 clear · NE 3 kt Full OTP delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at FRA and OTP: 34% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Frankfurt am Main to Bucharest route actually runs

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

Is FRA–OTP running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at FRA is the weaker end, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on FRA–OTP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:15 and evening departures around 19:25 from FRA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the OTP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from FRA to OTP?

Great-circle distance is 1,449 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 132–154 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FRA–OTP fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 31 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.