Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport (FRA / EDDF)
#21 of the 50 busiest airports in the world (2025)
Skydex pilots have caught 43 flights to or from Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport (FRA / EDDF), Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. They were caught by 7 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
Skydex receivers picked up 10,750 airline flights bound for Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport and 10,500 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- EDDF
- IATA
- FRA
- City
- Frankfurt-am-Main
- Country
- Germany
- Position
- 50.026, 8.543
- Catches
- 43
- Spotters
- 7
- arriving, 30 days
- 10750
- departing, 30 days
- 10500
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport serves Frankfurt am Main. It sits 364 ft (111 m) above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest is 13,123 ft (4,000 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
2 pilots visited Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport in the simulator, 5 visits in all. The latest was on November 9, 2026.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
- pilots
- 2
- visits
- 5
- last visit
- 2026-11-09
Captain
@lcameron — Regular · 3 days · since 2026-11-09
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Regulars
Recently visited
Race for captain
- ESSO: 2 days · 5 more days to take the seat (candidate)
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Where those flights also go
- Hamburg (HAM) — 13 catches
- London (LHR) — 11 catches
- Billund (BLL) — 3 catches
- Seattle (SEA) — 1 catch
- Tirana (TIA) — 1 catch
- Helsinki (HEL) — 1 catch
- Toronto (YYZ) — 1 catch
- Gdańsk (GDN) — 1 catch
- London (LGW) — 1 catch
- Birmingham (BHX) — 1 catch
- Copenhagen (CPH) — 1 catch
- Luqa (MLA) — 1 catch
Aircraft types caught here
- Airbus A320neo — 12 catches
- Airbus A320 — 8 catches
- Airbus A321 — 7 catches
- Airbus A319 — 5 catches
- Airbus A321neo — 2 catches
- Airbus A330-900neo — 1 catch
- Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — 1 catch
- Embraer E190 — 1 catch
- Embraer E195 — 1 catch
- Boeing 737-800 — 1 catch
- Airbus A330-300 — 1 catch
- Boeing 777-200LR — 1 catch
Airlines
- Lufthansa — 26 catches
- Condor — 5 catches
- British Airways — 5 catches
- Finnair — 1 catch
- Air Canada — 1 catch
- SAS — 1 catch
- LOT Polish Airlines — 1 catch
- Tiphook — 1 catch
Top spotters through this airport
- @ess — 22 catches
- @lcameron — 16 catches
- @0krypt — 1 catch
- @floflo14 — 1 catch
- @leehall — 1 catch
- @pfshady — 1 catch
- @qt21 — 1 catch
Recent catches
- CFG3ZK — Airbus A330-900neo · Condor · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- DLH1455 — Airbus A320 · Lufthansa · by lcameron · 2026-11-08
- FIN2K — Airbus A321 · Finnair · by lcameron · 2026-11-08
- ACA842 — Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · Air Canada · by floflo14 · 2026-11-06
- DLH1CJ — Airbus A321 · Lufthansa · by ess · 2026-11-04
- CFG3NA — Embraer E190 · Condor · by leehall · 2026-10-28
- DLH4AJ — Airbus A319 · Lufthansa · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- SAS94J — Embraer E195 · SAS · by ess · 2026-10-22
- DLH9U — Airbus A320neo · Lufthansa · by lcameron · 2026-10-21
- DLH4PH — Airbus A320neo · Lufthansa · by lcameron · 2026-10-20
- DLH4UP — Airbus A321 · Lufthansa · by ess · 2026-10-18
- DLH2PV — Airbus A321neo · Lufthansa · by ess · 2026-10-18
- DLH1WL — Airbus A321 · Lufthansa · by ess · 2026-10-17
- LOT2PC — Boeing 737-800 · LOT Polish Airlines · by ess · 2026-10-16
- DLH4XK — Airbus A321 · Lufthansa · by ess · 2026-10-16
- DLH1WP — Airbus A320neo · Lufthansa · by ess · 2026-10-15
- DLH914 — Airbus A320neo · Lufthansa · by lcameron · 2026-10-11
- DLH8VY — Airbus A320neo · Lufthansa · by ess · 2026-10-10
- BAW909 — Airbus A319 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-09
- BAW903 — Airbus A320neo · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-09
- DLH839 — Airbus A319 · Lufthansa · by ess · 2026-10-08
- BAW909 — Airbus A320 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-07
- DLH4PH — Airbus A320neo · Lufthansa · by lcameron · 2026-10-06
- LHX4UT — Airbus A320neo · by lcameron · 2026-10-06
Questions
How many flights to and from Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 10,750 airline flights arriving and 10,500 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was October 17, 2026, with 1,169 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport?
Yes: 43 catches by 7 spotters so far.
How high is Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport above sea level?
364 ft (111 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport?
13,123 ft (4,000 m), the longest of its 4 runways.
Can I fly over Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. 2 pilots visited Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport in the simulator, 5 visits in all. The latest was on November 9, 2026.