# Distance from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Ponta Delgada (PDL)

> 3,030 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,030 km / 1,883 mi / 1,636 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Portugal
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 00:51 in Frankfurt am Main, it's 22:51 in Ponta Delgada)
- **Elevation difference**: 105 ft (PDL is lower than FRA)

## Airports

### [Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fra-frankfurt-am-main-frankfurt-am-main-international-airport/1ef266de-bae6-6a30-b5be-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- ICAO: EDDF
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 50.030000, 8.540000
- Elevation: 364 ft

### [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPD
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 37.740000, -25.700000
- Elevation: 259 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:51 in Frankfurt am Main, it's 22:51 in Ponta Delgada.

## Related

- [Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fra-frankfurt-am-main-frankfurt-am-main-international-airport/1ef266de-bae6-6a30-b5be-06bb2780ed98)
- [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)