LufthansaLH
Flights LH499 19:50 daily
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Direct flights from Mexico City (MEX) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 10 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,552 km, an estimated 12 hours 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Mexico City and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 10 September 2026 at 23:09 UTC.
MEX
Mexico City
tracking
FRA
Frankfurt am Main
busy · +22
9,552 km · ~12h 45m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
70 / 100
route health from live MEX and FRA delay boards
Median arrival delay is +10 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+10 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~12h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 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 FRA: 28% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Mexico City to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MEX 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.
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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/MEX-FRA
MEX to FRA questions
Is MEX–FRA running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at FRA is the weaker end, route health score 70/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from MEX to FRA?
Great-circle distance is 9,552 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 704–849 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does MEX–FRA fly?
Lufthansa runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 MEX 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.
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