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Flights Copenhagen → Frankfurt

CPH → FRA

13.8
Average risk (Low)
92%
On-time
1 min
Average delay
0.0%
Cancellations
2
Airlines

Route overview

The flight route from Copenhagen to Frankfurt boasts a high on-time performance rate of 92%, with an average delay of just one minute. Over the course of a year, this route sees around fifteen flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Canadair Regional Jet 900, Airbus A321, and Boeing 737-300, serving the busy Frankfurt airport which handles nearly 61.5 million passengers annually.

EU261 compensation on this route

About ~680 km · in case of disruption you may be entitled to up to €250 (Regulation EC 261/2004).

The Copenhagen (CPH) → Frankfurt (FRA) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo, Scandinavian Airlines System. Across 15 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.8/100 (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 Copenhagen the average ATFM delay is 0.6 minutes.

Heading to Frankfurt: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Copenhagen (CPH) to Frankfurt (FRA) heads south-west for about 680 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 16m.

Departures from Copenhagen on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of CPH-FRA flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Copenhagen the average ATFM delay is 0.6 min (atfm); arriving into Frankfurt it is 2.1 min (atfm).

Across 15 tracked CPH-FRA flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
same timezone
Arrival (dest. local time)
15:16
Elevation FRA
364 ft
Typical aircraft
Airbus A320, Airbus A319
Est. CO₂/passenger
~68 kg

Flights on this route

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Scandinavian Airlines System (SK) 85% 18 min 0.0%
Lufthansa Cargo (LH) 76% 15 min 7.1%

Frequently asked questions about CPH-FRA

On the Copenhagen (CPH) -> Frankfurt (FRA) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 15 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Copenhagen-Frankfurt is 0.00% across 15 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 2 airlines: Lufthansa Cargo, Scandinavian Airlines System.

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.

The Copenhagen-Frankfurt route is about 680 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.