Flight Report

ADS-B radar data for Frankfurt Airport (EDDF) on March 14, 2026 captured 1,084 total flight movements across 409 unique aircraft, split between 526 arrivals and 548 departures, with 10 touch-and-go operations also recorded. The first movement logged was at 02:14 CET and the last at 23:59 CET. Traffic was quiet through the early hours, with arrivals dominating the 04:00 to 08:00 window before departures gained ground. The peak hour was 13:00, which logged 93 movements, 66 of which were departures. The 11:00 and 15:00 hours were also high-volume, at 91 and 83 movements respectively. Average throughput across the operational day was 45.2 flights per hour. The busiest route by combined movements was Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg (BER), with 30 total flights (15 arrivals, 15 departures). Vienna (VIE), Munich (MUC), and London Heathrow (LHR) each recorded 28 movements. Hamburg (HAM) followed at 26. Sitia Airport (JSH) in Crete appeared in the top ten with a heavily skewed ratio of 14 departures to just 4 arrivals. The dominant approach and departure directions were ESE and SE, each drawing over 68 and 71 movements respectively, with WNW ranking third in both categories. The 409 aircraft observed carried registrations from 38 countries. German-registered aircraft accounted for 238 of those, with Chinese, Turkish, Italian, and American registrations each contributing 15 to 16 aircraft. The altitude profile shows two concentration zones: a dense cluster below 2,000 feet reflecting approach and departure phases, and a second peak in the 34,000 to 37,000 foot range typical of cruise altitudes. The highest recorded altitude was 51,950 feet, logged by D-ALFH (hex 3C70C8), a German-registered aircraft arriving from Crystal Tower Bucharest Helipad over a distance of 816 nautical miles. The longest flight by distance was an arrival from El Hierro Airport (VDE) covering 1,860 nautical miles over 271 minutes. Total ADS-B data points collected numbered 755,640.