Flights Frankfurt → Los Angeles
FRA → LAX
How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles?
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 11h 11m 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 Los Angeles has a low on-time performance rate of only 25%, with an average delay of 37.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been a total of 14 flights on this route, landing at Los Angeles International Airport, which opened in 1926 and currently handles over 76 million passengers annually.
The Frankfurt (FRA) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines. Across 51 flights monitored in recent months, 61% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads north-west for about 9,322 km, a flight time of roughly 11h 11m.
Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 51% of FRA-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 51 tracked FRA-LAX flights, 61% left on time with an average delay of 19 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-LAX
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 11h 11m 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) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 61% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 51 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Los Angeles is 0.00% across 51 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines.
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The Frankfurt-Los Angeles route is about 9,322 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.
