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New Delhi (DEL) – Frankfurt (FRA)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
6,133 km
3,811 mi · 3,312 nm
Flight time
8 h
Estimate from distance
Time difference
4 h 30 min / 3 h 30 min
January / July
CO2 per passenger
716 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (424 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
497,146
2024 · −4.1%
Flights / week
40
Both directions, average
Seats filled
83%
596,552 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_de), reported by the airport in Germany, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from DEL to FRADELFRA
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from DEL
313°
Heading from FRA
86°
Halfway point
44.59, 48.84
Great-circle km
6,122 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
4 h 30 min in January, 3 h 30 min in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: January 2024: 46,958 passengers
020K40K60KJan47KFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202446,958
Feb 202443,208
Mar 202445,780
Apr 202438,497
May 202436,984
Jun 202437,220
Jul 202438,811
Aug 202441,924
Sep 202442,170
Oct 202442,724
Nov 202444,506
Dec 202438,364
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 184 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct184NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024174
Feb 2024162
Mar 2024172
Apr 2024173
May 2024176
Jun 2024160
Jul 2024175
Aug 2024183
Sep 2024181
Oct 2024184
Nov 2024182
Dec 2024170

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 6,122 km.

DEL New Delhi → FRA Frankfurt

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

FRA Frankfurt → DEL New Delhi

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from DEL

Route Distance Passengers / year
DEL → BOM1,133 km 6,397,374
DEL → BLR1,702 km 4,906,042
DEL → HYD1,262 km 3,106,338
DEL → CCU1,313 km 2,911,506
DEL → PNQ1,151 km 2,854,843
DEL → AMD754 km 2,332,479
DEL → DXB2,186 km 2,174,793
DEL → MAA1,753 km 2,166,822
DEL → SXR641 km 1,848,030
DEL → GAU1,458 km 1,546,786

More routes from FRA

Route Distance Passengers / year
FRA → LHR656 km 1,410,787
FRA → BER432 km 1,166,945
FRA → HAM413 km 1,083,599
FRA → VIE623 km 1,031,037
FRA → MUC300 km 1,012,334
FRA → PMI1,251 km 950,350
FRA → DXB4,849 km 940,081
FRA → MAD1,421 km 905,304
FRA → IST1,840 km 842,741
FRA → BCN1,093 km 808,807

Questions

New Delhi (DEL) and Frankfurt (FRA) are 6,133 km (3,811 miles, 3,312 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.