FRA Frankfurt Main Airport
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FrankfurtFrankfurt Main Airport12:15·10°C·#36/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERVFR
+25 min

Frankfurt (FRA) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +25 min, arrivals on schedule. 3 of 571 flights cancelled (0.5%).

Hour by hour
12:00today +25 min minor

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Frankfurt (FRA) delays today: 87% of the 334 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +25 min and arrivals on schedule, across 571 flights tracked so far today. 3 of 571 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.5%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 18 October 2026 at 09:40 UTC.

Departures32 timed
On time19%6
Delayed81%26
typical now +25 min
Arrivals302 timed
On time92%278
Delayed8%24
typical now on schedule
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
10:40 12:104Y530IBZ Ibiza · gate AB+90 min
11:00 13:05DE030HRG Hurghada · gate C+125 min
11:41 12:20LH3588DTZ Dortmund Main St. · gate AB+39 min
12:104Y306TFS Tenerife-Sur · gate ABon time
12:10AF1619CDG Paris Ch. de Gaulle · gate Jon time
12:10 13:15AI2026DEL Delhi · gate B+65 min
12:10IB1328MAD Madrid-Barajas · gate Jon time
12:10LH1460LJU Ljubljana · gate ABon time
09:02LH3730XIR Dresden Main StationCancelled
09:20AA705CLT CharlotteCancelled
12:15UBD428EBL ErbilCancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +20. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
08:35 15:33LH501GIG from Rio de Janeiro+418 min
12:00 12:11LH231FCO from Rome-Fiumicino+11 min
12:08LH3545ZBA from Basel Bad Railway Ston time
12:10 12:294Y1201RHO from Rhodes+19 min
12:10 12:14LH011HAM from Hamburg+4 min
12:19LH3457ZMU from Munich Central St.on time
07:20AA704CLT from CharlotteCancelled
11:00UBD427EBL from ErbilCancelled
12:21LH3587QDU from Dusseldorf Main St.Cancelled
Running late right now36 of 1192 still on the board · 3.0%
+418
LH501 from Rio de Janeiro · arr 15:33
Flights this late at FRA still cancel only 6.2% of the time.
+238
LH713 from Seoul-Incheon · arr 22:38
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~40 min.
+175
NIA7386 from Hurghada · arr 16:25
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~34 min.
+139
UA926 from San Francisco · arr 17:34
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~40 min.
In the air to FRAlive positions · 3-min feed
21aircraft inbound · next to land LH307 from Catania, lands ~12:18
LH307Catania
on final · ~12:18
LH249Milan-Malpensa
lands ~12:24
DX193Linz
lands ~12:42
FI520Reykjavik-Keflavik
lands ~12:44

Positions as of 12:10 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
YVRVancouver+75m
BCNBarcelona+15m
Why9 kt NNE winds, Few clouds. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.
Cancelled 0.5%3 of 571 A typical day here runs ~1.1%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 12–22 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 3rd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +21 min departures.

Typical week here
+17
MON
+16
TUE
+16
WED
+17
THU
+19
FRI
+17
SAT
+16
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+16 min), heaviest on Friday (+19 min).

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Sample · what you getFRA went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/frankfurt-am-main-FRA

Frankfurt airport delays today

Delays are building at FRA. A typical departure is currently +25 min. Arrivals are on schedule. Cancellations: 3 of 571 tracked flights (0.5%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 20:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes Broken layer at 3000ft.

Nearby gateways: STR DUS MUC HAM BER LUX · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Frankfurt

Is Frankfurt (FRA) delayed right now?

Delays are building at FRA. Departures +25 min, arrivals on schedule. 3 of 571 flights cancelled (0.5%). 87% of the 334 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Frankfurt (FRA)?

Winds NNE-020 at 9kt, Vis 10km, Temp 10°C, Dew 7°C, Alt 1024 hPa, Few clouds at 4400ft. 10°C. wind 9 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Frankfurt (FRA)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+16 min). Friday ran heaviest (+19 min).

How often are flights delayed at FRA today?

We tracked 571 flights today: departures +25 min, arrivals on schedule. 0.5% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for FRA?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NNE-030 at 8kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 4000ft.

Are there cancellations at FRA today?

3 cancellations across 571 tracked flights today (0.5% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind20° 9 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew10 / 7 °C
Pressure1024 hPa
EDDF 180950Z AUTO 02009KT 9999 FEW044 10/07 Q1024 NOSIG
08:00VFRWinds NNE-030 at 8kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 4000ft
11:00 to 02:00BECMGMVFRBroken layer at 3000ft
09:00 to 14:00TEMPOIFRVis 4.5km, Light Rain Drizzle, Broken layer at 1300ft
05:00 to 14:00BECMGVFRFew clouds at 4500ft
Dep index
1.3/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 11:50 local · 26m ago · delay window 11:40 local · How these are computed → methodology