Flights Frankfurt → Vancouver
FRA → YVR
How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Vancouver?
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vancouver (YVR) takes about 10h 30m. 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, Germany, with Vancouver, Canada, using a mix of Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 767 aircraft. The destination airport in Vancouver sees over 26 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports for international travel in North America.
The Frankfurt (FRA) → Vancouver (YVR) route is operated by Air Canada, Lufthansa Cargo. Across 41 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Vancouver the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Vancouver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vancouver (YVR) heads north-west for about 8,063 km, a flight time of roughly 10h 30m.
Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 66% of FRA-YVR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Vancouver it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 41 tracked FRA-YVR flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 8 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) | 74% | 21 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about FRA-YVR
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vancouver (YVR) takes about 10h 30m. 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) -> Vancouver (YVR) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 41 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Vancouver is 0.00% across 41 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, Lufthansa Cargo.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Vancouver, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Frankfurt-Vancouver route is about 8,063 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.
