LH488LufthansaIn the air, 130 min late
Left MUC at 17:45, 130 min after its 15:35 slot.
- Landing
- 19:21SEA board estimate · sched 16:59
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Direct flights from Munich (MUC) to Seattle (SEA): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 25 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,478 km, an estimated 11 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Munich and Seattle. Updated 16 October 2026 at 19:50 UTC.
Today, MUC → SEA
Fri 16 Oct · local times- 15:35 LH488Lufthansa Left 17:45 +130 SEA est. 19:21 +142In the air · sched 16:59
Checked MUC board 21:50 · SEA board 12:22
MUC
Munich
busy · +25
SEA
Seattle
smooth · +0
8,478 km · ~11h 22m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
83 / 100
route health from live MUC and SEA delay boards
Median arrival delay is +25 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+25 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~11h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 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 daysLufthansaLH
Flights LH488 15:35 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
History
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 SEA: 30% 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 →
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How the Munich to Seattle route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MUC to SEA 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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MUC to SEA questions
Is MUC–SEA running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MUC is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from MUC to SEA?
Great-circle distance is 8,478 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 628–757 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does MUC–SEA fly?
Lufthansa runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, tue, wed, thu, 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 MUC and arrival-side delay at SEA, 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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