Flights Frankfurt → Abu Dhabi
FRA → AUH
How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi?
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 6h 30m. 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 connects Frankfurt with Abu Dhabi, operating with Airbus A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft. Abu Dhabi International Airport serves millions of passengers annually, totaling 22,935,316 in the given data.
The Frankfurt (FRA) → Abu Dhabi (AUH) route is operated by Air Baltic, Etihad Airways, Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines. Across 28 flights monitored in recent months, 96% 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 10.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Abu Dhabi the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Abu Dhabi: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) heads east for about 4,862 km, a flight time of roughly 6h 30m.
Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of FRA-AUH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Abu Dhabi it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 28 tracked FRA-AUH flights, 96% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Baltic (BT) | 100% | 7 min | 0.0% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 74% | 21 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about FRA-AUH
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 6h 30m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Frankfurt (FRA) -> Abu Dhabi (AUH) route, on-time performance is 96% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 28 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Abu Dhabi is 0.00% across 28 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air Baltic, Etihad Airways, Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Abu Dhabi, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Frankfurt-Abu Dhabi route is about 4,862 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €600, barring extraordinary circumstances.
