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Flight Reliability

F9 2496 · Frontier Airlines

Dallas–Fort Worth → Atlanta (DFW–ATL)

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
50%
Arrive within 15 minutes
32 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
16 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 170 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

F9 2496 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 57% of the time, versus 40% between 3–6 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

F9 2496 arrived on time 62% of the time on Thursdays and just 15% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Well behind the DFW–ATL route.

F9 2496 arrived on time 50% of the time, versus 76% across the DFW–ATL route.

Well behind the Frontier Airlines network.

F9 2496 arrived on time 50% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon15%(20 flights)
  • Tue40%(25 flights)
  • Wed58%(24 flights)
  • Thu62%(29 flights)
  • Fri53%(19 flights)
  • Sat58%(24 flights)
  • Sun54%(24 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM—(8 flights)
  • 3–6 PM40%(75 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(82 flights)
On-time trend by month
50%
May

Jun 32% → May 50% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202532%25
July 202533%24
August 202562%21
December 202533%12
March 202652%21
April 202669%26
May 202650%14
Departures on time
57%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
165
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 170 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.