# Distance from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Aktau (SCO)

> 3,256 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,256 km / 2,023 mi / 1,758 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 86° (east)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 00:26 in Frankfurt am Main, it's 03:26 in Aktau)
- **Elevation difference**: 289 ft (SCO 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

### [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aktau, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UATE
- Timezone: Asia/Oral
- Coordinates: 43.860000, 51.090000
- Elevation: 75 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 00:26 in Frankfurt am Main, it's 03:26 in Aktau.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## 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)
- [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)