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Frankfurt (FRA) – Vancouver (YVR)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
8,087 km
5,025 mi · 4,367 nm
Flight time
10 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
9 h
CO2 per passenger
944 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (558 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
378,870
2024 · −1.1%
Flights / week
25
Both directions, average
Seats filled
92%
413,557 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 YVRFRAYVR
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from FRA
329°
Heading from YVR
30°
Halfway point
70.85, -58.40
Great-circle km
8,063 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Vancouver is 9 h behind Frankfurt

The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 51,499 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug51.5KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202416,516
Feb 202413,841
Mar 202415,805
Apr 202422,488
May 202446,110
Jun 202448,980
Jul 202451,429
Aug 202451,499
Sep 202446,863
Oct 202435,988
Nov 202415,289
Dec 202414,062
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 168 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJul168AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 202460
Feb 202452
Mar 202456
Apr 202474
May 2024162
Jun 2024162
Jul 2024168
Aug 2024166
Sep 2024150
Oct 2024127
Nov 202460
Dec 202453

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 8,063 km.

FRA Frankfurt → YVR Vancouver

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

Covers any airline.

YVR Vancouver → 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.

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 YVR

Route Distance Passengers
YVR → SFO1,288 km 763,049
YVR → LAX1,739 km 737,226
YVR → SEA205 km 626,967
YVR → DEN1,792 km 432,412
YVR → ICN8,221 km 188,788 (6 mo)
YVR → ORD2,839 km 324,537
YVR → LAS1,596 km 306,778
YVR → HNL4,354 km 277,995
YVR → DFW2,822 km 256,067
YVR → SYD12,484 km 242,637

Questions

Frankfurt (FRA) and Vancouver (YVR) are 8,087 km (5,025 miles, 4,367 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.