Airline profile · F9

Frontier Airlines

On-time performance, cancellations and route reliability, calculated from 608,753 flights.

Reliability

July 2023 – June 2026

Airline Reliability Score
46/ 100Fair

Better than 10% of US reporting carriers (15 compared)

Calculated from 608,753 flights. How this is calculated

On-time arrivals
72.0%
428,512 of 595,247
Cancellation rate
2.05%
12,469 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-5 min
Average 14.6 min
Severe delays
11.4%
60+ minutes late
Delay when late
81 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
72.7%
Left the gate on time

Over the last 12 months Frontier Airlines arrived on time 73.2% of the time, against 72.1% in the 12 months before — broadly unchanged.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – June 2026

Performance over time

What causes the delays

Share of total reported delay minutes by cause, as classified by the operating carrier.

Late-arriving aircraft52%
Carrier27%
National airspace system18%
Weather2%

Source: US DOT BTS delay cause categories · July 2023 – June 2026 · Cause minutes are only reported for arrivals delayed 15 minutes or more.

Where this airline flies

Departure performance at the airports FlyerIntel covers.

AirportDeparturesOn timeCancelledMedian delay
DEN Denver70,37375.0%1.10%-6 min
MCO Orlando55,65275.2%1.72%-7 min
ATL Atlanta43,90163.8%2.49%2 min
LAS Las Vegas38,25575.8%1.41%-7 min
PHL Philadelphia31,73269.4%2.60%-4 min
DFW Dallas–Fort Worth28,25470.7%2.36%-3 min
PHX Phoenix25,62878.4%1.08%-7 min
TPA Tampa20,65175.1%2.32%-7 min
CLE Cleveland19,32872.3%2.24%-5 min
SJU San Juan16,18068.8%2.10%-2 min
RDU Raleigh–Durham13,17571.6%2.84%-5 min
SFO San Francisco12,13963.9%1.93%2 min
Strongest airports

DCA (80.1%), PHX (78.4%), SAT (77.0%)

Weakest airports

ATL (63.8%), SFO (63.9%), EWR (64.2%)

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026

Route performance

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Routes with fewer than 600 flights by this carrier are not ranked.

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