Flights Frankfurt → Rome
FRA → FCO
Route overview
This flight route operates between Frankfurt and Rome, with an average on-time performance rate of 64%. Over the past period, there have been a total of 14 flights, each experiencing an average delay of 15.9 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include Airbus A319, Embraer 175, Embraer 190, Boeing 777-300, Airbus A321, and Airbus A320. Rome's destination airport, which opened in 1947, serves over 51 million passengers annually.
The Frankfurt (FRA) → Rome (FCO) route is operated by ITA Airways, Lufthansa Cargo. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Rome the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Rome: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rome (FCO) heads south for about 958 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 37m.
Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of FRA-FCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Rome it is 2.4 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked FRA-FCO flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
Airlines operating FRA-FCO
Airports
Frequently asked questions about FRA-FCO
On the Frankfurt (FRA) -> Rome (FCO) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Rome is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: ITA Airways, Lufthansa Cargo.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Rome, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Frankfurt-Rome route is about 958 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.
