PEK → FRABeijing to Frankfurt am Main

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Direct flights from Beijing (PEK) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,789 km, an estimated 10 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Beijing and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 1 November 2026 at 23:40 UTC.

Today, PEK → FRA

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 02:30 CA965Air China Left 02:34 FRA est. 05:50In the air · sched 06:15
  2. 13:25 CA931Air China On scheduleGate E07 · T3 FRA 17:15scheduled

Checked PEK board 07:38 · FRA board 00:40

PEK Beijing smooth · +9
FRA Frankfurt am Main smooth · +11
7,789 km · ~10h 29m est.
dep bank 02:30–13:2514x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 10 tracked PEK → FRA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −17 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−17 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~10h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

The week

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

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
Air ChinaCA100% on time

Flights CA965 02:30 daily · CA931 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02CA965departed+4
11-01CA931dep +22 → arr−21
11-01CA965dep +10 → arr−26
10-31CA931dep +17 → arr−17
10-31CA965dep +7 → arr−30
10-30CA931dep +54 → arr+11
10-30CA965dep +20 → arr−8
10-29CA931dep +21 → arr−16
10-29CA965dep +7 → arr−26
10-28CA931arrived+5
10-28CA965arrived−20

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
PEKBeijing +9 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 4 kt Full PEK delay board →
FRAFrankfurt am Main +11 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 4 kt Full FRA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at FRA: a 28% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Beijing to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs

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

Is PEK–FRA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at FRA is the weaker end, route health score 85/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from PEK to FRA?

Great-circle distance is 7,789 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 580–698 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PEK–FRA fly?

Air China runs the route with about 14 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 PEK 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.