Austin (AUS) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA)
Flight time
≈ 11h 24m
Bearing
39° NE
Austin (AUS) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA) is 5,298 miles (8,527 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–FRA
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Lufthansa was the only carrier flying nonstop AUS–FRA; the Boeing 787-9 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
44
May 2026
Seats
12,628
both directions
Passengers
9,776
both directions
Load factor
77.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AUS–FRA?
Lufthansa was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUS–FRA in May 2026 (44 departures).
- LH
Lufthansa
44 departures · 12,628 seats
Share of departures100.0%77.4%
Load
What plane flies AUS–FRA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 787-9 flew 100% of AUS–FRA departures.
- Boeing 787-9
44 departures · 77.4% load
100.0%
How has AUS–FRA traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–FRA departures rose from 41 in June 2025 to 44 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–FRA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
41 departures · 9,180 passengers
87.6%
Load
July 2025
41 departures · 9,406 passengers
90.0%
Load
August 2025
44 departures · 9,391 passengers
83.7%
Load
September 2025
42 departures · 8,949 passengers
83.6%
Load
October 2025
44 departures · 10,083 passengers
88.0%
Load
November 2025
26 departures · 6,508 passengers
85.1%
Load
December 2025
26 departures · 6,657 passengers
90.0%
Load
January 2026
24 departures · 5,103 passengers
80.8%
Load
February 2026
20 departures · 3,333 passengers
63.4%
Load
March 2026
24 departures · 5,306 passengers
79.8%
Load
April 2026
24 departures · 5,026 passengers
73.0%
Load
May 2026
44 departures · 9,776 passengers
77.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
AUS → FRA
90.2% full
22 departures · 5,697 passengers
FRA → AUS
64.6% full
22 departures · 4,079 passengers
Nonstop AUS–FRA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Frankfurt am Main
DE
Frankfurt Main Airport
Coordinates
50.03°N, 8.56°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Austin (AUS) from Frankfurt am Main (FRA)?
AUS to FRA is 5,298 miles (8,527 km / 4,604 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to FRA?
A nonstop covers the 5,298-mile great-circle distance in roughly 11h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–FRA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 787-9 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–FRA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,298-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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