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Direct flights from Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 19 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,568 km, an estimated 12 hours 46 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Rio De Janeiro and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 12 September 2026 at 04:55 UTC.
route health from live GIG and FRA delay boards
Median arrival delay is +19 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
The week
scheduled departures · origin local timeEach 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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at GIG: 55% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +63 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Rio De Janeiro to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop GIG to FRA 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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GIG to FRA questions
Is GIG–FRA running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from GIG to FRA?
Great-circle distance is 9,568 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 705–850 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does GIG–FRA fly?
LH/DLH Lufthansa runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, 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 GIG and arrival-side delay at FRA, 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.