Flights Frankfurt → Chicago
FRA → ORD
How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Chicago?
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 9h 8m. 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
This flight route operates from Frankfurt to Chicago with a perfect on-time performance rate of 100%, though the single recorded flight had an unusual negative delay, indicating it arrived ahead of schedule by approximately twenty-five minutes. The destination airport sees over eighty million passengers annually, and the flights are operated using Boeing aircraft models including the 747-400 and 777.
The Frankfurt (FRA) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines. Across 56 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-west for about 6,971 km, a flight time of roughly 9h 8m.
Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of FRA-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 56 tracked FRA-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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-ORD
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 9h 8m. 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) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 56 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Chicago is 0.00% across 56 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 Chicago, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Frankfurt-Chicago route is about 6,971 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.
