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LH518 Lufthansa - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Lufthansa flight LH518, which currently operates between the airports of Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport (Airport Code FRA) and San Jose - Juan Santamaria International Airport (Airport Code SJO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, November 06, 2026.

LH518 On Time performance:
64
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

LH518 Lufthansa to San Jose

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Friday November 06, 2026

Airline information

Lufthansa
Lufthansa
Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Frankfurt (FRA)
November 06, 2026
Frankfurt Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
14:00
Terminal:
1
Gate:
Z23
Scheduled Departure Time: 14:00

Arrival

San Jose (SJO)
November 06, 2026
Juan Santamaria International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
19:15
Terminal:
M
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 19:15
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Codeshare Flights

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

- CA6211 - Air China

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight LH518?
The flight LH518 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight LH518?
The distance between the two airports is 9356 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight LH518?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 12:15 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 11:11 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: 2026-11-06 12:50:43
Current Time in San Jose: 2026-11-06 05:50:43

Alternative Flights

Lufthansa is the only airline operating the route from Frankfurt to San Jose.

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 August 06, 2026 to November 03, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 42
On Time: 27 ( 64 % )
Moderate Delay: 5 ( 12 % )
Significant Delay: 8 ( 19 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 2 % )

Average Delay: 18 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from May 05, 2026 to November 03, 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.

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

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from November 04, 2025 to October 31, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights LH518

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
05 November
14:05
Frankfurt (FRA)
18:22
San Jose (SJO)
11h 17min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
03 November
14:08
Frankfurt (FRA)
18:45
San Jose (SJO)
11h 37min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Sunday
01 November
14:05
Frankfurt (FRA)
18:56
San Jose (SJO)
11h 51min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
31 October
14:02
Frankfurt (FRA)
18:51
San Jose (SJO)
11h 49min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Friday
30 October
14:33
Frankfurt (FRA)
19:09
San Jose (SJO)
11h 36min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
29 October
14:11
Frankfurt (FRA)
18:58
San Jose (SJO)
11h 47min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
27 October
14:03
Frankfurt (FRA)
18:54
San Jose (SJO)
11h 51min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Sunday
25 October
14:23
Frankfurt (FRA)
19:22
San Jose (SJO)
11h 59min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
24 October
13:45
Frankfurt (FRA)
17:18
San Jose (SJO)
10h 33min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
22 October
13:43
Frankfurt (FRA)
18:15
San Jose (SJO)
11h 32min
Airbus A340-30
Airbus A340-30
Landed - Delayed