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VL1416 Lufthansa City Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight UA9556 from United Airlines (UA) is a codeshare flight operated by Lufthansa City Airlines (LHX) under the flight number VL1416. Check this page for details about flight VL1416.

Below, you can find details about Lufthansa City Airlines flight VL1416, which currently operates between the airports of Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport (Airport Code FRA) and Bucharest - Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (Airport Code OTP).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, October 18, 2026.

VL1416 On Time performance:
50
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

VL1416 Lufthansa City Airlines to Bucharest

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 33 minutes
Flight Status for Sunday October 18, 2026

Airline information

Lufthansa City Airlines
Lufthansa City Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A320neo

Departure

Frankfurt (FRA)
October 18, 2026
Frankfurt Airport
Departed at:
13:33
Terminal:
1
Gate:
A25
Scheduled Departure Time: 13:10

Arrival

Bucharest (OTP)
October 18, 2026
Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport
Arrived at:
17:03
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 16:30
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Codeshare Flights

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

- LH4098 - Lufthansa

- UA9556 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VL1416?
The flight VL1416 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight VL1416?
The distance between the two airports is 1449 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VL1416?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:18 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: 2026-10-18 23:56:47
Current Time in Bucharest: 2026-10-19 00:56:47

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Frankfurt and Bucharest:

Lufthansa
- Flight Number: LH1416. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: LH1418. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: LH1422. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

Lufthansa City Airlines
- Flight Number: VL1422. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)

Tarom
- Flight Number: RO302. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: RO306. (On Time performance: 38 - Average Delay: 54 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 01, 2026 to October 12, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 10
On Time: 5 ( 50 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 20 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 10 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 20 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 29 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights VL1416

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
16 October
13:23
Frankfurt (FRA)
16:51
Bucharest (OTP)
02h 28min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
15 October
13:15
Frankfurt (FRA)
16:23
Bucharest (OTP)
02h 08min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
14 October
13:07
Frankfurt (FRA)
16:26
Bucharest (OTP)
02h 19min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
13 October
13:06
Frankfurt (FRA)
16:24
Bucharest (OTP)
02h 18min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
12 October
13:11
Frankfurt (FRA)
16:34
Bucharest (OTP)
02h 23min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Sunday
11 October
13:14
Frankfurt (FRA)
16:33
Bucharest (OTP)
02h 19min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
09 October
13:23
Frankfurt (FRA)
16:42
Bucharest (OTP)
02h 19min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
08 October
14:02
Frankfurt (FRA)
17:20
Bucharest (OTP)
02h 18min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
07 October
13:18
Frankfurt (FRA)
16:31
Bucharest (OTP)
02h 13min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
06 October
13:20
Frankfurt (FRA)
16:43
Bucharest (OTP)
02h 23min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed