Lufthansa· Callsign DLH455

LH455 from San Francisco to Frankfurt, tracked live

Lufthansa over the top of the world, San Francisco to Frankfurt - 9,148 km, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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SFO
San Francisco
San Francisco International Airport
9,148 km · 5,684 mi
Non-stop
FRA
Frankfurt
Frankfurt Airport
Aircraft
Boeing 747-8
typical equipment
Distance
9,148 km
4,939 nautical miles
Heading
29°
tracks north-east
Clock change
+9 h
on arrival
Range used
64%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#94
of 347 tracked routes

Follow LH455 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

LH455 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

LH455 at a glance

  • The trip: 9,148 km (5,684 miles) from San Francisco to Frankfurt, flying north-east.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 9 hours forward on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 747-8. This route uses about 64% of how far it can fly.

LH455 route overview: SFO to FRA

LH455 distance and great-circle path

LH455 covers 9,148 km, or 5,684 miles. That makes it an ultra-long-haul flight, near the limit of what most twinjets can fly non-stop. Of the 347 routes we track, it ranks 94 by distance.

The shortest path from San Francisco to Frankfurt is a polar one. It leaves on a 29° heading and bends far closer to the top of the globe than the 9,148 km figure suggests on a flat map. It links United States with Germany.

Our guide explains how the SFO-FRA route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Boeing 747-8 comfortably fly LH455?

Not really. It uses about 64% of the Boeing 747-8's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 747-8.

What to know about LH455

  • Time change: you land 9 hours ahead of the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.
  • Flies far north: the real path runs much closer to the pole than a flat map suggests.

What we know about LH455

What flying SFO to FRA takes

It is an ultra-long-haul sector, near the limit of what most twinjets can fly non-stop. Lufthansa needs a long-range widebody such as an A350, 787 or 777: few types can fly this far with a commercial payload, and headwinds can force a technical stop on the worst days.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign DLH455 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 25 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-14. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

LH455 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 8 observations of LH455 across 8 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-14. Those records contain 7 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was SFO-FRA (8 records).

The median recorded visibility was 1433 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-14 SFO → FRA 00:02 UTC 01:01 UTC 0h 59m
2026-10-13 SFO → FRA 00:01 UTC 23:59 UTC 23h 58m
2026-10-12 SFO → FRA 00:05 UTC 23:59 UTC 23h 54m
2026-10-11 SFO → FRA 00:07 UTC 23:35 UTC 23h 28m
2026-10-10 SFO → FRA 00:00 UTC 23:54 UTC 23h 54m
2026-10-09 SFO → FRA 00:02 UTC 23:58 UTC 23h 57m
2026-10-08 SFO → FRA 00:07 UTC 23:59 UTC 23h 52m
2026-10-07 SFO → FRA 00:02 UTC 23:54 UTC 23h 52m

“First/last tracked” are when LH455 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on LH455

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Lufthansa and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

SFO San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, United States · live radar →
FRA Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Germany · live radar →
B748 Boeing 747-8 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does LH455 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 747-8, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown9,148 km
AircraftBoeing 747-8
Fuel burn rate10.31 kg per km
Fuel burned94,354 kg
CO2, whole flight298.2 tonnes
Seats, typical layout410
Passengers carried340 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger877 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 877 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy320 seats, 266 flown
594 kg CO2 per seat
Business70 seats, 58 flown
1,722 kg CO2 per seat
First20 seats, 17 flown
2,375 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, LH455 emits what 4,969 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 5,158 km, or 25,055 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 5,556 km, 11,112 km and 13,334 km, interpolated to this route's 9,148 km. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put LH455 against another flight.

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Guides relevant to LH455

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

The science of jet lag Arrival shifts the clock by 9 hours.
Why flights take odd routes The shortest path can bend toward the pole or cross the date line on a flat map.
Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A ultra-long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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LH455 frequently asked questions

How long is the LH455 flight?

San Francisco to Frankfurt is 9,148 km (5,684 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates LH455?

Typically a Boeing 747-8 (full specifications), using roughly 64% of that type's published range.

Does LH455 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track LH455 live?

Yes. Whenever LH455 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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