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F9 2261 · Frontier Airlines

Denver → El Paso (DEN–ELP)

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 324 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

F9 2261 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 80% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

F9 2261 arrived on time 93% of the time on Wednesdays and just 77% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the DEN–ELP route.

F9 2261 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 76% across the DEN–ELP route.

Better than the Frontier Airlines network average.

F9 2261 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(51 flights)
  • Tue78%(27 flights)
  • Wed93%(41 flights)
  • Thu77%(52 flights)
  • Fri81%(48 flights)
  • Sat81%(52 flights)
  • Sun84%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(228 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(31 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(63 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 88% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%24
July 202584%25
August 202574%27
September 202592%25
October 202579%28
November 202587%30
December 202557%21
January 202686%28
February 202675%28
March 202683%30
April 202692%25
May 202687%31
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
322
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 324 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.