Flights Cairo → Frankfurt
CAI → FRA
Route overview
The flight route from Cairo to Frankfurt operates with an average on-time performance of 70%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately twelve flights are conducted using various aircraft models including Airbus A321, Airbus A330, and Boeing 737-800, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 61.5 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 Cairo (CAI) → Frankfurt (FRA) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo. Across 12 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.2/100 (medium), 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 Cairo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Frankfurt: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cairo (CAI) to Frankfurt (FRA) heads north-west for about 2,922 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 4m.
Departures from Cairo on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 100% of CAI-FRA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cairo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Frankfurt it is 2.1 min (atfm).
Across 12 tracked CAI-FRA flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
Airlines operating CAI-FRA
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Frequently asked questions about CAI-FRA
On the Cairo (CAI) -> Frankfurt (FRA) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 12 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cairo-Frankfurt is 0.00% across 12 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Lufthansa Cargo.
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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.
