Airport gate intelligence · FRA
How many gates does Frankfurt Airport (FRA) have?
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has 117 gates, with about 583 airline departures a day. Lufthansa has the most (27), followed by United (15).
Lufthansa flies 57% of the 37,358 seats leaving FRA each day. Lufthansa has 80% more gates and 714% more seats than United. 32 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at FRA
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa | 27 | 287 | 21,200 | 57% | 192 | 0% | 88 min |
| United | 15 | 9 | 2,603 | 7% | 289 | 0% | 185 min |
| Delta | 3 | 3 | 688 | 2% | 229 | 0% | 142 min |
| Condor | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0% | – | 16% | 110 min |
| American | 2 | 2 | 507 | 1% | 254 | 0% | 143 min |
| Discover Airlines | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0% | – | 0% | 79 min |
| Aer Lingus | 1 | 1 | 232 | 1% | 174 | 0% | 61 min |
| Air Nostrum | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | – | 100% | 50 min |
| Lufthansa City | – | 21 | 3,720 | 10% | 180 | 0% | 69 min |
| Emirates | – | 4 | 1,421 | 4% | 355 | 0% | 137 min |
| SunExpress | – | 11 | 945 | 3% | 189 | 0% | 80 min |
| ANA | – | 2 | 750 | 2% | 375 | 0% | – |
| easyJet | – | 4 | 664 | 2% | 166 | 0% | 49 min |
| Qatar Airways | – | 3 | 622 | 2% | 311 | 0% | 139 min |
| SWISS | – | 5 | 580 | 2% | 145 | 0% | 58 min |
| British Airways | – | 3 | 491 | 1% | 164 | 0% | 59 min |
| airBaltic | – | 3 | 435 | 1% | 145 | 0% | 62 min |
| China Eastern | – | 1 | 421 | 1% | 316 | 0% | – |
| Air Canada | – | 4 | 397 | 1% | 298 | 0% | 256 min |
| Etihad | – | 2 | 387 | 1% | 290 | 0% | 143 min |
| ?? | – | 7 | 0 | 0% | – | 0% | 216 min |
| Common use (shared) | 32 | ||||||
Average of 3 full days, Oct 8 to Oct 10, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 31 gates have too few flights yet. Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 68% of flights have no seat count yet.
On-time departures by airline at FRA
62% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
| Airline | Departures a day | On time | 15+ min late |
|---|---|---|---|
| SunExpress | 11 | 73% | 27% |
| Air Dolomiti | 44 | 71% | 29% |
| Austrian | 10 | 65% | 35% |
| Discover | 29 | 62% | 38% |
| Lufthansa | 287 | 61% | 39% |
| Condor | 70 | 52% | 48% |
| Lufthansa City | 21 | 47% | 53% |
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 3 full days.
What size aircraft FRA’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at FRA: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no FRA gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: Bulgaria Air (10 flights to Belgrade and Sofia).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): Korean Air (5 flights to Seoul); Turkmenistan Airlines (5 flights to Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)); UC (4 flights to Sal); Corendon Europe (4 flights to Heraklion (Iraklion) and Hurghada); Air Incheon (3 flights); 3V (3 flights); Air France (3 flights to Paris); Nile Air (3 flights to Hurghada); Portugália (2 flights to Lisbon); Adria Airways (2 flights to Helsinki); SilkAir (2 flights); T'way (2 flights to Seoul); Qanot Sharq (2 flights to Tashkent); MIAT (2 flights to Sergelen sum); Sichuan Airlines (2 flights); Helvetic (2 flights to Zurich); Freebird (2 flights to Antalya); WX (2 flights to Copenhagen); HiSky Europe (2 flights to RMO); BN (1 flight).
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How many gates does Frankfurt Airport (FRA) have?
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has 117 gates, with about 583 airline departures a day. Lufthansa has the most (27), followed by United (15).
Which airline has the most gates at Frankfurt Airport (FRA)?
Lufthansa, with 27 of the 117 gates at FRA (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Frankfurt Airport (FRA)?
About 583 airline departures a day (Oct 8 to Oct 10, 2026).
Which terminal is Lufthansa in at FRA?
Lufthansa flies from Terminal 1’s Concourses A and B at Frankfurt Airport (FRA).
Which gates at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) are bus gates?
24 gates at FRA are bus gates: 15A, 16A, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B31, B33, B54, B55, B63. A bus gate has no jet bridge: passengers board a bus at the gate, and it drives them out to the plane parked on the ramp. About 86 departures a day (15% of all departures at FRA) board this way (Oct 8 to Oct 10, 2026).
How many gates does Lufthansa have at FRA?
27 gates, with about 287 departures and 21,200 seats a day.
How many gates does United have at FRA?
15 gates, with about 9 departures and 2,603 seats a day.
How many gates does Delta have at FRA?
3 gates, with about 3 departures and 688 seats a day.
How many seats leave FRA each day?
About 37,358 seats on 583 airline departures a day (average of 3 full days, Oct 8 to Oct 10, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at FRA?
91 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves FRA on time most often?
SunExpress: 73% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 62% for all airlines at FRA (3 full days, Oct 8 to Oct 10, 2026).
How often do flights at FRA go back to the gate after pushing back?
1 departure in 3 days probably went back to the gate before taking off (a mechanical problem, fuel, a passenger taken off).