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AC838 Air Canada - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air Canada flight AC838, which currently operates between the airports of Vancouver - Vancouver International Airport (Airport Code YVR) and Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport (Airport Code FRA).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, May 10, 2026.

AC838 On Time performance:
60
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

AC838 Air Canada to Frankfurt

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Sunday May 10, 2026

Airline information

Air Canada
Air Canada
Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Vancouver (YVR)
May 10, 2026
Vancouver International Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
01:15 pm
Terminal:
I - Main Terminal, International Area
Gate:
D53
Scheduled Departure Time: 01:15 pm

Arrival

Frankfurt (FRA)
May 11, 2026
Frankfurt Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
08:05 am
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 08:05 am
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Codeshare Flights

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

- LH6527 - Lufthansa

- OU5944 - Croatia Airlines

- UA8420 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AC838?
The flight AC838 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AC838?
The distance between the two airports is 5010 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AC838?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 09:50 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 09:55 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 Vancouver: 2026-05-10 03:52:48
Current Time in Frankfurt: 2026-05-10 12:52:48

Alternative Flights

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

Condor
- Flight Number: DE2455.

Lufthansa
- Flight Number: LH493. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 8 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 01, 2026 to May 05, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 5
On Time: 3 ( 60 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 20 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 20 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 21 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from May 02, 2025 to October 24, 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 AC838

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
10 May
01:15 pm
Vancouver (YVR)
07:48 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
09h 33min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
09 May
01:10 pm
Vancouver (YVR)
08:00 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
09h 50min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Friday
08 May
01:15 pm
Vancouver (YVR)
08:16 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
10h 01min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
07 May
01:18 pm
Vancouver (YVR)
08:13 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
09h 55min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
06 May
01:16 pm
Vancouver (YVR)
08:11 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
09h 55min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
05 May
01:21 pm
Vancouver (YVR)
08:13 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
09h 52min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Monday
04 May
01:19 pm
Vancouver (YVR)
08:29 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
10h 10min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
03 May
02:03 pm
Vancouver (YVR)
09:14 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
10h 11min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
02 May
01:13 pm
Vancouver (YVR)
07:52 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
09h 39min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time