Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Seattle (SEA)
Flight time
≈ 10h 59m
Bearing
328° NW
Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Seattle (SEA) is 5,094 miles (8,198 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FRA–SEA
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Lufthansa was the only carrier flying nonstop FRA–SEA; the Airbus A340-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
17,019
both directions
Passengers
15,135
both directions
Load factor
88.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies FRA–SEA?
Lufthansa was the only carrier to fly nonstop FRA–SEA in July 2026 (62 departures).
- LH
Lufthansa
62 departures · 17,019 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.9%
Load
What plane flies FRA–SEA?
In July 2026, the Airbus A340-300 flew 100% of FRA–SEA departures.
- Airbus A340-300
62 departures · 88.9% load
100.0%
How has FRA–SEA traffic changed?
Nonstop FRA–SEA departures fell from 124 in August 2025 to 62 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop FRA–SEA traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
124 departures · 33,737 passengers
90.2%
Load
September 2025
119 departures · 31,130 passengers
86.7%
Load
October 2025
110 departures · 25,915 passengers
78.8%
Load
November 2025
68 departures · 14,441 passengers
73.0%
Load
December 2025
38 departures · 9,042 passengers
87.6%
Load
January 2026
34 departures · 7,161 passengers
78.3%
Load
February 2026
22 departures · 4,383 passengers
75.5%
Load
March 2026
44 departures · 9,245 passengers
78.4%
Load
April 2026
50 departures · 10,074 passengers
72.2%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 13,034 passengers
75.3%
Load
June 2026
60 departures · 12,987 passengers
78.0%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 15,135 passengers
88.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
FRA → SEA
92.5% full
31 departures · 8,002 passengers
SEA → FRA
85.2% full
31 departures · 7,133 passengers
Nonstop FRA–SEA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 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 Seattle (SEA)?
FRA to SEA is 5,094 miles (8,198 km / 4,426 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FRA to SEA?
A nonstop covers the 5,094-mile great-circle distance in roughly 10h 59m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FRA–SEA?
In July 2026, the Airbus A340-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FRA–SEA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,094-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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