Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to St Louis (STL)
Flight time
≈ 9h 58m
Bearing
303° NW
Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to St Louis (STL) is 4,581 miles (7,373 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FRA–STL
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Lufthansa was the only carrier flying nonstop FRA–STL; the Airbus A330-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
28
May 2026
Seats
7,140
both directions
Passengers
6,436
both directions
Load factor
90.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies FRA–STL?
Lufthansa was the only carrier to fly nonstop FRA–STL in May 2026 (28 departures).
- LH
Lufthansa
28 departures · 7,140 seats
Share of departures100.0%90.1%
Load
What plane flies FRA–STL?
In May 2026, the Airbus A330-200 flew 100% of FRA–STL departures.
- Airbus A330-200
28 departures · 90.1% load
100.0%
How has FRA–STL traffic changed?
Nonstop FRA–STL departures rose from 26 in June 2025 to 28 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop FRA–STL traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
26 departures · 6,235 passengers
94.0%
Load
July 2025
27 departures · 6,453 passengers
93.1%
Load
August 2025
28 departures · 6,776 passengers
94.9%
Load
September 2025
24 departures · 5,804 passengers
94.8%
Load
October 2025
27 departures · 6,399 passengers
92.9%
Load
November 2025
26 departures · 5,767 passengers
87.0%
Load
December 2025
26 departures · 6,094 passengers
91.9%
Load
January 2026
26 departures · 5,219 passengers
78.7%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
24 departures · 5,279 passengers
86.3%
Load
April 2026
23 departures · 5,175 passengers
87.9%
Load
May 2026
28 departures · 6,436 passengers
90.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
FRA → STL
84.2% full
14 departures · 3,004 passengers
STL → FRA
96.1% full
14 departures · 3,432 passengers
Nonstop FRA–STL 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 St Louis (STL)?
FRA to STL is 4,581 miles (7,373 km / 3,981 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FRA to STL?
A nonstop covers the 4,581-mile great-circle distance in roughly 9h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FRA–STL?
In May 2026, the Airbus A330-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FRA–STL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,581-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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