LH440

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Departure · Frankfurt am Main (FRA)

Terminal 1 · Gate Z69 · Check-in 259-335

Scheduled 10:00 · Departed 10:18 · +18 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 10:33 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Houston (IAH)

Terminal E · Gate D16 · Baggage belt F3

Scheduled 13:35 · Estimated 14:03 · +28 min

Board status: Scheduled

In the air, ~2h 24m to go (76% of the route flown)

Board data from houston, lufthansa, updated 56 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) — Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 08:00 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 08:33 UTC

Arrival

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) — Houston, United States (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 18:35 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 19:03 UTC

Progress

76% · ~2h 24m remaining

Codeshares

AC9465, NZ4218, UA8866

Distance flown

6822 km

Straight-line distance

8403 km

Aircraft

Registration

D-ABVW

Type

Boeing 747-400

Seats

371 total (272 Economy, 32 Premium Economy, 67 Business)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

689.3 t (3962 kg/pax Business, 1833 kg/pax Premium Economy, 1344 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

36,000 ft

Max ground speed

512 kt

Tracked

7h 42m · 6,822 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 512)

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 512)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Lufthansa (DLH)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 08:33 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVW	Boeing 747-400	In progress	~8403 km est.
2026-10-01 09:19 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVX	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	8668 km
2026-09-30 08:32 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVX	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	8734 km
2026-09-29 08:35 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVM	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing presumed)	8604 km
2026-09-28 08:32 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVZ	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing presumed)	8611 km
2026-09-27 08:20 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABTL	Boeing 747-400	Completed	8687 km
2026-09-26 08:29 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVU	Boeing 747-400	Completed	8629 km
2026-09-25 08:34 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABTK	Boeing 747-400	Completed	8602 km
2026-09-24 08:24 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVZ	Boeing 747-400	Completed	8701 km
2026-09-23 08:31 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABTK	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing presumed)	8792 km
2026-09-22 08:19 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVX	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing presumed)	8689 km
2026-09-21 09:36 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVZ	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing presumed)	9139 km
2026-09-20 08:30 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVZ	Boeing 747-400	Completed	9174 km
2026-09-19 08:51 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVX	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing presumed)	9064 km
2026-09-18 08:31 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVM	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing presumed)	9014 km
2026-09-17 08:29 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVZ	Boeing 747-400	Completed	9259 km
2026-09-16 08:20 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVW	Boeing 747-400	Completed	9098 km
2026-09-15 08:59 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVU	Boeing 747-400	Completed	8949 km
2026-09-14 08:30 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVZ	Boeing 747-400	Completed	8903 km
2026-09-13 09:06 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVU	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing presumed)	9152 km
2026-09-12 08:31 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVY	Boeing 747-400	Completed	8795 km
2026-09-11 08:42 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABVM	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing presumed)	8826 km
2026-09-10 08:38 UTC	DLH3CF	FRA → IAH Frankfurt am Main → Houston	D-ABTL	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing presumed)	9581 km