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Flights Frankfurt → Boston

FRA → BOS

17.3
Average risk (Medium)
67%
On-time
12 min
Average delay
0.0%
Cancellations
2
Airlines

Route overview

This flight route operates between Frankfurt and Boston, with a total of 14 flights recorded. The on-time performance is at 67%, and the average delay per flight is 12.4 minutes. The aircraft used include Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A340-600, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic with over 36 million passengers annually.

EU261 compensation on this route

About ~5,889 km · in case of disruption you may be entitled to up to €600 (Regulation EC 261/2004).

The Frankfurt (FRA) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.

Heading to Boston: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Boston (BOS) heads north-west for about 5,889 km, a flight time of roughly 7h 47m.

Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of FRA-BOS flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 2.0 min (atfm).

Across 14 tracked FRA-BOS flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
6h behind
Arrival (dest. local time)
15:47
Elevation BOS
20 ft
Typical aircraft
Boeing 747-400, Airbus A340-600
Est. CO₂/passenger
~530 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Lufthansa Cargo (LH) 76% 15 min 7.1%
United Airlines (UA) 74% 10 min 6.9%

Frequently asked questions about FRA-BOS

On the Frankfurt (FRA) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Boston is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.

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

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Boston, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

The Frankfurt-Boston route is about 5,889 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.