Flights Luanda → Frankfurt
LAD → FRA
Route overview
The flight route connects Luanda, the capital city of Angola, with Frankfurt, a major European hub. The Airbus A340-300 aircraft serves this high-demand route, which sees over 61 million passengers passing through its destination airport annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Luanda (LAD) → Frankfurt (FRA) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Luanda the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Frankfurt: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Luanda (LAD) to Frankfurt (FRA) heads north for about 6,563 km, a flight time of roughly 8h 37m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Luanda the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Frankfurt it is 2.1 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
Airlines operating LAD-FRA
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Frequently asked questions about LAD-FRA
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The route is operated by 1 airline: Lufthansa Cargo.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
