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Direct flights from Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,568 km, an estimated 12 hours 46 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Rio De Janeiro and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 20 October 2026 at 21:08 UTC.
Today, GIG → FRA
Tue 20 Oct · local times- 16:15 LH501Lufthansa Departed Landed 08:30 −5
Checked GIG board 17:23 · FRA board 23:08
GIG
Rio De Janeiro
busy · +16
FRA
Frankfurt am Main
smooth · +2
9,568 km · ~12h 46m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
89 / 100
route health from live GIG and FRA delay boards
Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−5 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~12h 46mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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LH/DLH 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
Current conditions put the pressure at GIG and FRA: 32% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +37 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Rio De Janeiro to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop GIG 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/GIG-FRA
GIG to FRA questions
Is GIG–FRA running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at GIG is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from GIG to FRA?
Great-circle distance is 9,568 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 705–850 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does GIG–FRA fly?
LH/DLH Lufthansa runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, fri, sat). 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 GIG 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.
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