PDL → FRAPonta Delgada to Frankfurt am Main

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Direct flights from Ponta Delgada (PDL) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,032 km, an estimated 4 hours 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ponta Delgada and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 10 September 2026 at 12:11 UTC.

PDL Ponta Delgada tracking
FRA Frankfurt am Main smooth · +4
3,032 km · ~4h 23m est.
dep bank 05:10–20:105x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 5x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live PDL and FRA delay boards

Median arrival delay is +2 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+2 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~4h 23mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
LufthansaSATA Azores 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 LH1549 varies Sa Su

SATA Azores AirlinesS4

Flights S4564 05:10 We Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-09S4564arrived+6
09-06LH1549arrived−20
09-06S4564arrived−6
09-05LH1549arrived+2

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
PDLPonta Delgada tracking Full PDL delay board →
FRAFrankfurt am Main +4 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 6 kt Full FRA delay board →

How the Ponta Delgada to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs

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

Is PDL–FRA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at FRA is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from PDL to FRA?

Great-circle distance is 3,032 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 244–290 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PDL–FRA fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 5 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at PDL 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.