Flights Frankfurt → Salzburg
FRA → SZG
How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Salzburg?
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg (SZG) takes about 56 min. 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
The flight route connects Frankfurt with Salzburg, operating with a Fokker 100 aircraft. The destination airport in Salzburg sees approximately 1,787,169 passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and demand for air travel between these two cities.
The Frankfurt (FRA) → Salzburg (SZG) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo, Austrian Airlines. Across 54 flights monitored in recent months, 83% 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 10.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Salzburg the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Salzburg: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg (SZG) heads south-east for about 409 km, a flight time of roughly 56m.
Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 50% of FRA-SZG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Salzburg it is 0.8 min (atfm).
Across 54 tracked FRA-SZG flights, 83% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian Airlines (OS) | 83% | 19 min | 1.6% |
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 74% | 21 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about FRA-SZG
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg (SZG) takes about 56 min. 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) -> Salzburg (SZG) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 54 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Salzburg is 0.00% across 54 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Lufthansa Cargo, Austrian Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Salzburg, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Frankfurt-Salzburg route is about 409 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.
