New York (EWR) – Frankfurt (FRA)
- Distance
- 6,228 km
- 3,870 mi · 3,363 nm
- Flight time
- 7 h 34 min / 8 h 34 min
- Average gate to gate: EWR → FRA / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 727 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (430 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 447,181
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −1.6%
- Flights / week
- 31
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 517,349 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- UA, LH
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from EWR
- 50°
- Heading from FRA
- 295°
- Halfway point
- 53.41, -36.96
- Great-circle km
- 6,211 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air EWR → FRA
- 6 h 49 min
- In the air FRA → EWR
- 8 h
- Clocks
- Frankfurt is 6 h ahead of New York
The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 46,793 |
| Sep 2025 | 42,668 |
| Oct 2025 | 45,422 |
| Nov 2025 | 37,274 |
| Dec 2025 | 43,954 |
| Jan 2026 | 32,219 |
| Feb 2026 | 25,816 |
| Mar 2026 | 33,362 |
| Apr 2026 | 28,612 |
| May 2026 | 36,068 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,769 |
| Jul 2026 | 38,224 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 155 |
| Sep 2025 | 154 |
| Oct 2025 | 158 |
| Nov 2025 | 149 |
| Dec 2025 | 143 |
| Jan 2026 | 114 |
| Feb 2026 | 108 |
| Mar 2026 | 149 |
| Apr 2026 | 107 |
| May 2026 | 125 |
| Jun 2026 | 119 |
| Jul 2026 | 121 |
Airlines flying EWR–FRA nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 17 | 53% |
| LHLufthansa German Airlines | 13 | 47% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 697 flights
- Boeing B747-8 · 492 flights
- Boeing 767-300/300ER · 188 flights
- Airbus Industrie A340-600 · 100 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 69 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 32 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 18 flights
- Airbus Industrie A340-300 · 4 flights
Also carried: 15,887 tonnes of freight and 1,208 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 6,211 km.
EWR New York → 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 → EWR New York
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.
Every airport pair between New York and Frankfurt
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More routes from EWR
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| EWR → MCO | 1,508 km | 1,946,092 |
| EWR → LAX | 3,950 km | 1,791,699 |
| EWR → SFO | 4,128 km | 1,752,123 |
| EWR → ATL | 1,200 km | 1,749,835 |
| EWR → ORD | 1,157 km | 1,731,402 |
| EWR → FLL | 1,713 km | 1,376,885 |
| EWR → MIA | 1,746 km | 1,160,582 |
| EWR → IAH | 2,252 km | 1,135,261 |
| EWR → DEN | 2,583 km | 1,059,062 |
| EWR → DFW | 2,208 km | 984,248 |