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Frontier Airlines

F9 / FFT · United States

By Andrew
IATA Code
F9
ICAO Code
FFT
Country
United States
Hub Airports
DEN
Website
www.flyfrontier.com

Frontier Airlines is an airline based in United States, founded in 1994. It flies under IATA code F9 and ICAO code FFT with the radio callsign “FRONTIER FLIGHT”.

Its parent company is Republic Airways Holdings. Its hubs include DEN.

Below, the official U.S. DOT punctuality numbers sit side by side with what travelers actually say. Flown Frontier Airlines lately? Add your review.

Scorecard: official numbers vs. traveler stars

Official punctuality

72.7% on time

#12 of 14 reporting U.S. airlines

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On-time arrivals
72.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
88 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
213,022
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 52%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 25%
  • Air traffic control & airport 20%
  • Extreme weather 3%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
Show as table
MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 79.6% 14,896
October 2025 77.7% 16,935
November 2025 75.9% 17,047
December 2025 68.6% 16,724
January 2026 72.0% 15,382
February 2026 78.4% 15,056
March 2026 70.2% 20,119
April 2026 74.2% 18,540
May 2026 76.7% 18,423
June 2026 71.3% 19,104
July 2026 64.9% 20,482
August 2026 66.6% 20,314

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Fleet

162 aircraft · average age 8.8 years

Sources: OpenSky Network aircraft database, FAA registry and tail numbers reported to BTS.

Busiest routes

RouteFlightsOn time
DEN → LAS 1,626 76%
PHL → MCO 1,622 68%
LAS → DEN 1,620 76%
MCO → PHL 1,619 69%
DEN → PHX 1,499 77%
PHX → DEN 1,494 79%
MCO → SJU 1,350 77%
SJU → MCO 1,348 81%
ATL → MCO 1,270 65%
MCO → ATL 1,266 67%

Tags: Frontier Airlines, F9, FFT

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