Informational Guide to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) - Non Official

UL557 SriLankan Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about SriLankan Airlines flight UL557, which currently operates between the airports of Colombo - Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (Airport Code CMB) and Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport (Airport Code FRA).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, January 21, 2026.

UL557 On Time performance:
45
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

UL557 SriLankan Airlines to Frankfurt

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday January 21, 2026

Airline information

SriLankan Airlines
SriLankan Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A330-300

Departure

Colombo (CMB)
January 21, 2026
Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport
Departed at:
01:38
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 00:40

Arrival

Frankfurt (FRA)
January 21, 2026
Frankfurt Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
07:10
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 07:10
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AC6883 - Air Canada

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UL557?
The flight UL557 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight UL557?
The distance between the two airports is 8070 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight UL557?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 11:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 10:46 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 Colombo: 2026-01-21 05:34:08
Current Time in Frankfurt: 2026-01-21 01:04:08

Alternative Flights

SriLankan Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Colombo to Frankfurt.

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 December 05, 2025 to January 18, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 20
On Time: 9 ( 45 % )
Moderate Delay: 5 ( 25 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 15 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 15 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 42 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from December 05, 2025 to January 18, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from December 05, 2025 to December 31, 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 UL557

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
18 January
01:32
Colombo (CMB)
07:58
Frankfurt (FRA)
10h 56min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Friday
16 January
01:08
Colombo (CMB)
07:38
Frankfurt (FRA)
11h 00min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
14 January
01:36
Colombo (CMB)
08:15
Frankfurt (FRA)
11h 09min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
11 January
00:59
Colombo (CMB)
07:09
Frankfurt (FRA)
10h 40min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Friday
09 January
00:54
Colombo (CMB)
07:05
Frankfurt (FRA)
10h 41min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
07 January
01:34
Colombo (CMB)
07:57
Frankfurt (FRA)
10h 53min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
04 January
01:06
Colombo (CMB)
07:34
Frankfurt (FRA)
10h 58min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Friday
02 January
01:01
Colombo (CMB)
07:28
Frankfurt (FRA)
10h 57min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
31 December
01:33
Colombo (CMB)
08:03
Frankfurt (FRA)
11h 00min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
28 December
00:58
Colombo (CMB)
07:21
Frankfurt (FRA)
10h 53min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time