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LH1279 Lufthansa - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight A31836 from Aegean Airlines (A3) is a codeshare flight operated by Lufthansa (LH) under the flight number LH1279. Check this page for details about flight LH1279.

Below, you can find details about Lufthansa flight LH1279, which currently operates between the airports of Athens - Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (Airport Code ATH) and Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport (Airport Code FRA).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

LH1279 On Time performance:
35
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

LH1279 Lufthansa to Frankfurt

Landed - On-time
Delay: 9 minutes
Flight Status for Wednesday August 20, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (August 22, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Lufthansa
Lufthansa
Equipment: Airbus A321

Departure

Athens (ATH)
August 20, 2025
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
Departed at:
12:09
Gate:
B12
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:40

Arrival

Frankfurt (FRA)
August 20, 2025
Frankfurt Airport
Arrived at:
13:54
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 13:45
Baggage: 11
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Codeshare Flights

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

- A31836 - Aegean Airlines

- AC9393 - Air Canada

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight LH1279?
The flight LH1279 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight LH1279?
The distance between the two airports is 1817 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight LH1279?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:05 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:02 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 Athens: 2025-08-21 05:49:49
Current Time in Frankfurt: 2025-08-21 04:49:49

Alternative Flights

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

Aegean Airlines
- Flight Number: A3830. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: A3832. (On Time performance: 46 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)

Sky Express
- Flight Number: GQ860. (On Time performance: 44 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)

Lufthansa
- Flight Number: LH1281. (On Time performance: 23 - Average Delay: 43 minutes)
- Flight Number: LH1283. (On Time performance: 43 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: LH1285. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 3 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 May 16, 2025 to August 13, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 52
On Time: 18 ( 35 % )
Moderate Delay: 16 ( 31 % )
Significant Delay: 15 ( 29 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 6 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 25 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from February 15, 2025 to August 13, 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 August 02, 2024 to July 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.

Last Past Flights LH1279

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
20 August
12:09
Athens (ATH)
13:54
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 45min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Monday
18 August
11:59
Athens (ATH)
13:43
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 44min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Sunday
17 August
11:53
Athens (ATH)
13:53
Frankfurt (FRA)
03h 00min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Friday
15 August
11:51
Athens (ATH)
13:39
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 48min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
13 August
12:58
Athens (ATH)
14:26
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 28min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - Delayed
Monday
11 August
11:47
Athens (ATH)
13:45
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 58min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Sunday
10 August
11:49
Athens (ATH)
13:49
Frankfurt (FRA)
03h 00min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Friday
08 August
12:03
Athens (ATH)
14:06
Frankfurt (FRA)
03h 03min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
06 August
11:53
Athens (ATH)
14:00
Frankfurt (FRA)
03h 07min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - Delayed
Monday
04 August
12:47
Athens (ATH)
14:33
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 46min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed