Flights Frankfurt → Buenos Aires
FRA → EZE
How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires?
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Buenos Aires (EZE) takes 13h 10m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires operates with a Boeing 747-400 aircraft and has an average delay of 23 minutes per flight, with only half of the flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 14 total flights on this route, landing at a destination airport that opened in 1949 and serves over eleven million passengers annually.
The Frankfurt (FRA) → Buenos Aires (EZE) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo. Across 27 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Buenos Aires the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Buenos Aires: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Buenos Aires (EZE) heads south-west for about 11,501 km, a flight time of roughly 13h 10m.
Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 89% of FRA-EZE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Buenos Aires it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 27 tracked FRA-EZE flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 74% | 21 min | 0.0% |
Airlines operating FRA-EZE
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Frequently asked questions about FRA-EZE
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Buenos Aires (EZE) takes 13h 10m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Frankfurt (FRA) -> Buenos Aires (EZE) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 27 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Buenos Aires is 0.00% across 27 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Lufthansa Cargo.
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The Frankfurt-Buenos Aires route is about 11,501 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.
