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Flight Reliability

F9 2882 · Frontier Airlines

Dallas–Fort Worth → Chicago (DFW–MDW)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
63%
Arrive within 15 minutes
29 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 95 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

F9 2882 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 44% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

F9 2882 arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays and just 50% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the DFW–MDW route.

F9 2882 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 71% across the DFW–MDW route.

Lagging the Frontier Airlines network.

F9 2882 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(14 flights)
  • Tue58%(12 flights)
  • Wed80%(10 flights)
  • Thu78%(18 flights)
  • Fri65%(17 flights)
  • Sat—(8 flights)
  • Sun50%(14 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM77%(17 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(43 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM44%(32 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
Apr

Jul 73% → Apr 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202573%11
October 202560%20
November 202550%12
April 202664%14
Departures on time
64%
Diverted
1.1%
Flights flown
93
Months covered
11

Same route, other flights

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Based on 95 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.