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Flight Reliability

F9 1882 · Frontier Airlines

Houston → Chicago (IAHORD)

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
64%
Arrive within 15 minutes
56 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 121 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

F9 1882 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 52% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

F9 1882 arrived on time 74% of the time on Thursdays and just 57% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the IAH–ORD route.

F9 1882 arrived on time 64% of the time, versus 75% across the IAH–ORD route.

Lagging the Frontier Airlines network.

F9 1882 arrived on time 64% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(25 flights)
  • Tue(3 flights)
  • Wed(4 flights)
  • Thu74%(23 flights)
  • Fri57%(28 flights)
  • Sat64%(11 flights)
  • Sun57%(23 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(3 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM69%(26 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(10 flights)
  • 3–6 PM52%(21 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(35 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM55%(22 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
Apr

Sep 81% → Apr 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
September 202581%16
October 202556%16
November 202563%19
March 202644%18
April 202671%24
Departures on time
62%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
117
Months covered
9

Based on 121 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.