Flights Frankfurt → Hamburg
FRA → HAM
Route overview
The flight route from Frankfurt to Hamburg operates with an average on-time performance of 89%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of only six minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen sixty-seven total flights using various Airbus models including the A321, A320, and A319, serving the busy Hamburg Airport which opened in 1911 and currently handles nearly fifteen million passengers annually.
The Frankfurt (FRA) → Hamburg (HAM) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo. Across 67 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 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 Hamburg the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Hamburg: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg (HAM) heads north for about 413 km, a flight time of roughly 56m.
Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of FRA-HAM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Hamburg it is 2.1 min (atfm).
Across 67 tracked FRA-HAM flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about FRA-HAM
On the Frankfurt (FRA) -> Hamburg (HAM) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 67 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Hamburg is 0.00% across 67 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Lufthansa Cargo.
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The Frankfurt-Hamburg route is about 413 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.
