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LH506 Lufthansa - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight CA6251 from Air China (CA) is a codeshare flight operated by Lufthansa (LH) under the flight number LH506. Check this page for details about flight LH506.

Below, you can find details about Lufthansa flight LH506, which currently operates between the airports of Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport (Airport Code FRA) and Sao Paulo - Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (Airport Code GRU).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

LH506 On Time performance:
59
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

LH506 Lufthansa to Sao Paulo

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday January 28, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 27, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Lufthansa
Lufthansa
Equipment: Boeing 747-8 Passenger

Departure

Frankfurt (FRA)
January 28, 2026
Frankfurt Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
21:55
Terminal:
1
Gate:
B26
Scheduled Departure Time: 21:55

Arrival

Sao Paulo (GRU)
January 29, 2026
Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
05:50
Terminal:
3
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 05:50
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AI8898 - Air India

- CA6251 - Air China

- NH5896 - ANA All Nippon Airways

- SQ2196 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight LH506?
The flight LH506 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight LH506?
The distance between the two airports is 9802 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight LH506?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 11:55 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 11:57 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Frankfurt: 2026-01-28 10:26:48
Current Time in Sao Paulo: 2026-01-28 06:26:48

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Frankfurt and Sao Paulo:
LATAM Airlines - Flight Number: LA8071. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 26, 2025 to January 25, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 54 ( 59 % )
Moderate Delay: 21 ( 23 % )
Significant Delay: 16 ( 17 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 29 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 26, 2025 to January 25, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 02, 2025 to December 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights LH506

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
28 January
22:10
Frankfurt (FRA)
06:00
Sao Paulo (GRU)
11h 50min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
- On-time
Tuesday
27 January
22:39
Frankfurt (FRA)
06:07
Sao Paulo (GRU)
11h 28min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - Delayed
Monday
26 January
22:23
Frankfurt (FRA)
05:48
Sao Paulo (GRU)
11h 25min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Sunday
25 January
22:15
Frankfurt (FRA)
05:50
Sao Paulo (GRU)
11h 35min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Saturday
24 January
22:18
Frankfurt (FRA)
05:54
Sao Paulo (GRU)
11h 36min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Friday
23 January
22:05
Frankfurt (FRA)
06:07
Sao Paulo (GRU)
12h 02min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
22 January
22:24
Frankfurt (FRA)
05:50
Sao Paulo (GRU)
11h 26min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
21 January
22:20
Frankfurt (FRA)
06:23
Sao Paulo (GRU)
12h 03min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
20 January
22:35
Frankfurt (FRA)
06:24
Sao Paulo (GRU)
11h 49min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - Delayed
Monday
19 January
22:35
Frankfurt (FRA)
05:59
Sao Paulo (GRU)
11h 24min
Boeing 747-8 P
Boeing 747-8 P
Landed - On-time