Frankfurt (FRA) – Manchester (MAN)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
835 km
519 mi · 451 nm
Flight time
1 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
105 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (62 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
366,115
2024 · −3.4%
Flights / week
52
Both directions, average
Seats filled
80%
460,335 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 FRA to MANFRAMAN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from FRA
300°
Heading from MAN
112°
Halfway point
51.81, 3.34
Great-circle km
832 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Manchester is 1 h behind Frankfurt

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 34,675 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJun34.7KJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202429,347
Feb 202427,402
Mar 202427,998
Apr 202432,231
May 202428,307
Jun 202434,675
Jul 202432,623
Aug 202432,981
Sep 202430,895
Oct 202427,827
Nov 202429,889
Dec 202431,940
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 254 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2024222
Feb 2024215
Mar 2024221
Apr 2024231
May 2024214
Jun 2024222
Jul 2024213
Aug 2024213
Sep 2024207
Oct 2024220
Nov 2024251
Dec 2024254

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 832 km.

FRA Frankfurt → MAN Manchester

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

MAN Manchester → FRA Frankfurt

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

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 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

More routes from MAN

Route Distance Passengers / year
MAN → AMS488 km 1,083,040
MAN → DUB265 km 1,063,307
MAN → TFS3,046 km 975,825
MAN → ALC1,680 km 902,041
MAN → PMI1,580 km 771,790
MAN → AYT3,136 km 718,000
MAN → CDG589 km 713,143
MAN → AGP1,861 km 618,534
MAN → DLM3,028 km 561,981
MAN → ACE2,864 km 552,440

Questions

Frankfurt (FRA) and Manchester (MAN) are 835 km (519 miles, 451 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.