LufthansaLH100% on time
Flights LH498 13:40 daily
live
Direct flights from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Mexico City (MEX): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 6 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 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 Frankfurt am Main and Mexico City. Updated 5 November 2026 at 10:39 UTC.
Today, FRA → MEX
Thu 5 Nov · local times- 13:40 LH498Lufthansa On scheduleGate AB · T1 ·
Checked FRA board 11:39 · MEX board 04:23
FRA
Frankfurt am Main
busy · +20
MEX
Mexico City
smooth · +0
9,552 km · ~12h 45m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 6 tracked FRA → MEX flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+0 minacross the last 6 arrivals
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
Conditions are tightest at FRA: a 23% 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 →
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How the Frankfurt am Main to Mexico City route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop FRA to MEX 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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FRA to MEX questions
Is FRA–MEX running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at FRA is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from FRA to MEX?
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 FRA–MEX 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 FRA and arrival-side delay at MEX, 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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