Flights Frankfurt → Nuernberg
FRA → NUE
Route overview
The flight route from Frankfurt to Nuremberg has a punctuality rate of 74%, with an average delay of 7.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 29 flights on this route using various aircraft models including Airbus A319 and Boeing 737-500 series planes.
The Frankfurt (FRA) → Nuernberg (NUE) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo. Across 29 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.45%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Nuernberg the average ATFM delay is 3.8 minutes (main cause: ATC pre-departure). Departing from Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Nuernberg: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nuernberg (NUE) heads east for about 190 km, a flight time of roughly 39m.
Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 52% of FRA-NUE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Nuernberg it is 3.8 min (ATC pre-departure).
Across 29 tracked FRA-NUE flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 3.5% 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-NUE
On the Frankfurt (FRA) -> Nuernberg (NUE) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 29 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Nuernberg is 3.45% across 29 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Lufthansa Cargo.
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The Frankfurt-Nuernberg route is about 190 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.
