Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 12h 23m
Bearing
318° NW
Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 5,792 miles (9,322 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FRA–LAX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Lufthansa was the only carrier flying nonstop FRA–LAX; the Boeing 747-8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
22,568
both directions
Passengers
18,548
both directions
Load factor
82.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies FRA–LAX?
Lufthansa was the only carrier to fly nonstop FRA–LAX in May 2026 (62 departures).
- LH
Lufthansa
62 departures · 22,568 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.2%
Load
What plane flies FRA–LAX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 747-8 flew 100% of FRA–LAX departures.
- Boeing 747-8
62 departures · 82.2% load
100.0%
How has FRA–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop FRA–LAX departures fell from 164 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop FRA–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
164 departures · 44,912 passengers
85.6%
Load
July 2025
170 departures · 48,837 passengers
89.0%
Load
August 2025
168 departures · 48,824 passengers
90.3%
Load
September 2025
158 departures · 44,941 passengers
88.3%
Load
October 2025
126 departures · 36,393 passengers
86.6%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 19,299 passengers
88.4%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 20,213 passengers
89.6%
Load
January 2026
61 departures · 19,410 passengers
87.4%
Load
February 2026
49 departures · 14,407 passengers
82.4%
Load
March 2026
61 departures · 19,462 passengers
87.6%
Load
April 2026
48 departures · 15,463 passengers
88.5%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 18,548 passengers
82.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
FRA → LAX
80.6% full
31 departures · 9,091 passengers
LAX → FRA
83.8% full
31 departures · 9,457 passengers
Nonstop FRA–LAX 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 Frankfurt am Main (FRA) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
FRA to LAX is 5,792 miles (9,322 km / 5,033 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FRA to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 5,792-mile great-circle distance in roughly 12h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FRA–LAX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 747-8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FRA–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,792-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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