Flights Dresden → Frankfurt
DRS → FRA
Route overview
This flight route operates between Dresden and Frankfurt, featuring a perfect on-time performance with no delays recorded among the fifteen total flights. The aircraft used include Boeing 737-500, Boeing 737-300, and Embraer 190 models, serving one of Europe's busiest airports in Frankfurt, which handles over sixty-one million passengers annually.
The Dresden (DRS) → Frankfurt (FRA) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo. Across 15 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.3/100 (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 Dresden the average ATFM delay is 0.0 minutes.
Heading to Frankfurt: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dresden (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA) heads west for about 388 km, a flight time of roughly 54m.
Departures from Dresden on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 67% of DRS-FRA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dresden the average ATFM delay is 0.0 min (ATC pre-departure); arriving into Frankfurt it is 2.1 min (atfm).
Across 15 tracked DRS-FRA flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -7 min and a 6.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DRS-FRA
On the Dresden (DRS) -> Frankfurt (FRA) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -7 minutes, based on 15 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dresden-Frankfurt is 6.67% across 15 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Lufthansa Cargo.
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The Dresden-Frankfurt route is about 388 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.
