SFO → FRASan Francisco to Frankfurt am Main

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 18 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 24 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,149 km, an estimated 12 hours 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 28 October 2026 at 17:46 UTC.

Today, SFO → FRA

Wed 28 Oct · local times
  1. 14:50 AC4057Air Canada On scheduleGate G3 · TITM ·
  2. 14:50 LH9403Lufthansa On scheduleGate G3 · TITM ·
  3. 14:50 NZ9800Air New Zealand On scheduleGate G3 · TITM ·
  4. 14:50 UA58United Airlines Departed Landed 09:25 −30
  5. 15:45 LH455Lufthansa Departed Landed 10:06 −24
  6. 15:45 NZ4221Air New Zealand On scheduleGate G9 · TITM ·
  7. 15:45 OS7326Austrian Airlines On scheduleGate G9 · TITM ·
  8. 15:45 SN7249Brussels Airlines On scheduleGate G9 · TITM ·
  9. 15:45 UA8828United On scheduleGate G9 · TITM ·
  10. 19:45 AC5032Air Canada On scheduleGate G2 · TITM ·
  11. 19:45 LH9407Lufthansa On scheduleGate G2 · TITM ·
  12. 19:45 NZ9802Air New Zealand On scheduleGate G2 · TITM ·
  13. 19:45 UA926United Airlines Departed Landed 14:35 −20

Checked SFO board 10:40 · FRA board 18:46

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
FRA Frankfurt am Main smooth · +0
9,149 km · ~12h 14m est.
dep bank 13:55–19:2518x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 18x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SFO and FRA delay boards

Median arrival delay is −24 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−24 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~12h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures18x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesLufthansaUnited 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 days
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS8837 16:30 Tu Th Fr Sa

LufthansaLH

Flights LH455 14:40 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA58 13:55 daily · UA926 19:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28LH455arrived−24
10-28UA58arrived−30
10-28UA926arrived−20

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full SFO delay board →
FRAFrankfurt am Main +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NW 3 kt Full FRA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +13 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO 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 →

SFO to FRA questions

Is SFO–FRA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SFO–FRA?

Operators schedule evening departures around 19:25 from SFO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the FRA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SFO to FRA?

Great-circle distance is 9,149 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 676–814 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SFO–FRA fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 25 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.