Frankfurt (FRA) – Houston (IAH)
- Distance
- 8,420 km
- 5,232 mi · 4,547 nm
- Flight time
- 10 h 56 min / 9 h 47 min
- Average gate to gate: FRA → IAH / back
- Time difference
- 7 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 983 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (582 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 372,228
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +2.0%
- Flights / week
- 27
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 87%
- 427,074 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- LH, UA
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 FRA
- 300°
- Heading from IAH
- 40°
- Halfway point
- 53.28, -54.09
- Great-circle km
- 8,402 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air FRA → IAH
- 10 h 19 min
- In the air IAH → FRA
- 9 h 11 min
- Clocks
- Houston is 7 h behind Frankfurt
The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 34,539 |
| Sep 2025 | 33,145 |
| Oct 2025 | 33,579 |
| Nov 2025 | 27,892 |
| Dec 2025 | 29,985 |
| Jan 2026 | 25,805 |
| Feb 2026 | 23,652 |
| Mar 2026 | 32,479 |
| Apr 2026 | 27,731 |
| May 2026 | 33,232 |
| Jun 2026 | 34,391 |
| Jul 2026 | 35,798 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 121 |
| Sep 2025 | 120 |
| Oct 2025 | 124 |
| Nov 2025 | 118 |
| Dec 2025 | 122 |
| Jan 2026 | 107 |
| Feb 2026 | 94 |
| Mar 2026 | 119 |
| Apr 2026 | 106 |
| May 2026 | 120 |
| Jun 2026 | 118 |
| Jul 2026 | 124 |
Airlines flying FRA–IAH nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| LHLufthansa German Airlines | 13 | 53% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 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 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 711 flights
- Boeing 747-400 · 255 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 230 flights
- Boeing B747-8 · 180 flights
- Airbus Industrie A340-300 · 13 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 4 flights
Also carried: 12,959 tonnes of freight and 1 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 8,402 km.
FRA Frankfurt → IAH Houston
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
IAH Houston → FRA Frankfurt
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
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 Frankfurt and Houston
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Houston airports
More routes from FRA
More routes from IAH
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| IAH → ORD | 1,489 km | 1,711,056 |
| IAH → DEN | 1,387 km | 1,641,444 |
| IAH → LAX | 2,219 km | 1,544,652 |
| IAH → ATL | 1,109 km | 1,430,755 |
| IAH → DFW | 361 km | 1,257,452 |
| IAH → SFO | 2,632 km | 1,223,236 |
| IAH → MCO | 1,375 km | 1,147,728 |
| IAH → EWR | 2,252 km | 1,135,261 |
| IAH → LGA | 2,279 km | 1,049,227 |
| IAH → LAS | 1,966 km | 1,028,809 |