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Direct flights from Ponta Delgada (PDL) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,032 km, an estimated 4 hours 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ponta Delgada and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 21 October 2026 at 06:24 UTC.
Today, PDL → FRA
Wed 21 Oct · local times- · S4560SATA Azores Airlines On schedule FRA 13:35scheduled
Checked FRA board 08:24
PDL
Ponta Delgada
tracking
FRA
Frankfurt am Main
smooth · +0
3,032 km · ~4h 23m est.
Running clean · 2 airlines · 4x weekly · nonstop
80 / 100
route health from live PDL 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~4h 23mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x2 direct airlines on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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LufthansaSATA Azores Airlines
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 daysSATA Azores AirlinesS4
Flights S4560 13:35 We 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 boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Ponta Delgada to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PDL 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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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/PDL-FRA
PDL to FRA questions
Is PDL–FRA running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from PDL to FRA?
Great-circle distance is 3,032 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 244–290 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does PDL–FRA fly?
2 carriers operate this route, around 4 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at PDL 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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