Flight Reliability
F9 1149 · Frontier Airlines
Minneapolis → Denver (MSP–DEN)
89
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 85%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 0 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 12 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 340 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 6–9 AM departure wins.
F9 1149 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 73% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Wednesdays have been rough.
F9 1149 arrived on time 98% of the time on Thursdays and just 78% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the MSP–DEN route average.
F9 1149 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 78% across the MSP–DEN route.
Better than the Frontier Airlines network average.
F9 1149 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon88%(49 flights)
- Tue82%(49 flights)
- Wed78%(49 flights)
- Thu98%(48 flights)
- Fri80%(46 flights)
- Sat85%(48 flights)
- Sun87%(47 flights)
- 6–9 AM87%(295 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM73%(41 flights)
90%
May
Jun 97% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 97% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 100% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 73% | 30 |
| January 2026 | 77% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 68% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 100% | 16 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 20 |
- Departures on time
- 91%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 336
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 340 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.