TFU → FRAChengdu to Frankfurt am Main

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Direct flights from Chengdu (TFU) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,864 km, an estimated 10 hours 35 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chengdu and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 8 September 2026 at 10:09 UTC.

TFU Chengdu tracking
FRA Frankfurt am Main smooth · +0
7,864 km · ~10h 35m est.
departs 01:453x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live TFU and FRA delay boards

Median arrival delay is +5 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+5 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~10h 35mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

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 ChinaCA

Flights CA431 01:45 Tu Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-08CA431arrived−15
09-06CA431arrived+10
09-04CA431arrived+5

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
TFUChengdu tracking 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 16 kt Full TFU delay board →
FRAFrankfurt am Main +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 11 kt Full FRA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at FRA: 19% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +3 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chengdu to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs

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

Is TFU–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 TFU to FRA?

Great-circle distance is 7,864 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 585–704 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TFU–FRA fly?

Air China runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, tue, fri). 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 TFU 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.