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LH500 Lufthansa - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Lufthansa flight LH500, which currently operates between the airports of Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport (Airport Code FRA) and Rio De Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro Galeao International Airport (Airport Code GIG).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, December 06, 2025.

LH500 On Time performance:
80
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

LH500 Lufthansa to Rio De Janeiro

En Route - On-time
Delay: 2 minutes
Flight Status for Saturday December 06, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Today (December 07, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Lufthansa
Lufthansa
Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Frankfurt (FRA)
December 06, 2025
Frankfurt Airport
Departed at:
22:19
Terminal:
1
Gate:
B23
Scheduled Departure Time: 22:15

Arrival

Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
December 07, 2025
Rio de Janeiro Galeao International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
06:02
Terminal:
2
Gate:
C64
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:00
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AI8502 - Air India

- EY4160 - Etihad Airways

- LX4044 - Swiss

- NH5898 - ANA All Nippon Airways

- SQ2194 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight LH500?
The flight LH500 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight LH500?
The distance between the two airports is 9573 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight LH500?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 11:45 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 11:13 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: 2025-12-07 08:38:46
Current Time in Rio De Janeiro: 2025-12-07 04:38:46

Alternative Flights

Lufthansa is the only airline operating the route from Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro.

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 September 02, 2025 to November 30, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 49
On Time: 39 ( 80 % )
Moderate Delay: 8 ( 16 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 24 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 03, 2025 to November 30, 2025. 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 December 03, 2024 to November 30, 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 LH500

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
07 December
22:19
Frankfurt (FRA)
06:02
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
11h 43min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Saturday
06 December
22:20
Frankfurt (FRA)
06:29
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
12h 09min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
04 December
22:13
Frankfurt (FRA)
06:10
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
11h 57min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
03 December
22:12
Frankfurt (FRA)
06:03
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
11h 51min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Monday
01 December
22:19
Frankfurt (FRA)
05:46
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
11h 27min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Sunday
30 November
22:15
Frankfurt (FRA)
06:12
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
11h 57min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
29 November
22:33
Frankfurt (FRA)
06:28
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
11h 55min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
27 November
22:23
Frankfurt (FRA)
05:56
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
11h 33min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
26 November
22:20
Frankfurt (FRA)
06:04
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
11h 44min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Monday
24 November
22:38
Frankfurt (FRA)
07:11
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
12h 33min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed