Flights Dresden → Frankfurt
DRS → FRA
How long is the flight from Dresden to Frankfurt?
The flight from Dresden (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA) takes 53 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
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 56 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 1.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.4/100 (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 53m.
Departures from Dresden on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 54% 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 56 tracked DRS-FRA flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -7 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 74% | 21 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DRS-FRA
The flight from Dresden (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA) takes 53 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dresden (DRS) -> Frankfurt (FRA) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -7 minutes, based on 56 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dresden-Frankfurt is 1.79% across 56 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.
