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FRA to CBU: distance & flight time
Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main Airport) → Cottbus (Cottbus-Drewitz Airport)
289 mi
466 km · 251 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
289 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- FRA — Frankfurt am Main Airport · Frankfurt, Germany
- CBU — Cottbus-Drewitz Airport · Cottbus, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FRA
- QEF · Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport6 mi away
- WIE · Wiesbaden Army Airfield11 mi away
- ZNF · Hanau Army Air Field20 mi away
- MHG · Mannheim-City Airport39 mi away
Near CBU
- SXF · Berlin-Schönefeld Airport55 mi away
- IEG · Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport57 mi away
- QXH · Schönhagen Airport62 mi away
- DRS · Dresden Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRA from CBU?
The flight distance from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cottbus (CBU) is 289 miles (466 km, 251 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRA to CBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRA to CBU?
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