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Carrier month · April 2026
Frontier Airlines in April 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In April 2026, Frontier Airlines (F9) reported 18,540 scheduled domestic flights. 73.1% arrived on time, 1.3% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 78.9% on time and 0.9% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 5.8 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, it reported 17,451 flights with 72.5% on time: a change of +0.6 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 55%, air carrier 26% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 73.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.4%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | F9, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 73.1% | 72.5% | 71.6% | 78.9% |
| Departed on time | 73.6% | 73.1% | 72.3% | 79.1% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 0.9% |
| Average arrival delay | 11.3 min | 13.3 min | 13.3 min | 4.8 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 618 | 582 | 574 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled flights | 18,540 | 17,451 | 209,405 | 597,919 |
84 airports and 694 routes had F9 flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta | 1,885 | 68.0% | 13.3 min | 0.8% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,811 | 77.7% | 6.8 min | 0.4% |
| DEN Denver | 1,717 | 82.2% | -1.4 min | 0.7% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,115 | 76.1% | 6.5 min | 1.3% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 918 | 64.8% | 21.1 min | 2.1% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 810 | 75.8% | 8.3 min | 1.2% |
| PHX Phoenix | 664 | 80.6% | 6.3 min | 1.8% |
| TPA Tampa | 646 | 76.6% | 7.9 min | 1.2% |
| CLE Cleveland | 547 | 81.9% | 2.6 min | 1.1% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 462 | 73.6% | 10.5 min | 1.1% |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 437 | 57.4% | 33.9 min | 2.3% |
| SJU San Juan | 434 | 70.3% | 21.6 min | 1.2% |
| MIA Miami | 428 | 73.8% | 11.8 min | 0.7% |
| IAH Houston | 427 | 67.0% | 22.6 min | 1.4% |
| RDU Raleigh/Durham | 398 | 73.6% | 12.1 min | 1.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Frontier Airlines flights were on time in April 2026?
73.1% of 18,540 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 78.9% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025 the carrier reported 17,451 flights with 72.5% on time and 1.2% cancelled, against 73.1% and 1.3% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for Frontier Airlines · methodology · corrections.