Flights Ankara → Frankfurt
ESB → FRA
How long is the flight from Ankara to Frankfurt?
The flight from Ankara (ESB) to Frankfurt (FRA) takes about 3h 10m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route operates between Ankara and Frankfurt, using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The airport in Ankara has been open since 1955, and the destination airport in Frankfurt serves over 61 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Ankara (ESB) → Frankfurt (FRA) route is operated by Turkish Airlines. Across 23 flights monitored in recent months, n/a% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of n/a minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Ankara the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes.
Heading to Frankfurt: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Ankara (ESB) to Frankfurt (FRA) heads north-west for about 2,197 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 10m.
Departures from Ankara on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 74% of ESB-FRA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Ankara the average ATFM delay is 3.5 min (atfm); arriving into Frankfurt it is 2.1 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Frequently asked questions about ESB-FRA
The flight from Ankara (ESB) to Frankfurt (FRA) takes about 3h 10m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route-specific punctuality data isn't available yet. Check your flight on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis.
The cancellation rate on Ankara-Frankfurt is 0.00% across 23 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Turkish Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Frankfurt, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
