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Flight Reliability

F9 2897 · Frontier Airlines

Detroit → Atlanta (DTW–ATL)

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
55%
Arrive within 15 minutes
47 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
9 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 211 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

F9 2897 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 49% between 12–3 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

F9 2897 arrived on time 69% of the time on Thursdays and just 44% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Well behind the DTW–ATL route.

F9 2897 arrived on time 55% of the time, versus 78% across the DTW–ATL route.

Well behind the Frontier Airlines network.

F9 2897 arrived on time 55% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon44%(32 flights)
  • Tue53%(19 flights)
  • Wed58%(31 flights)
  • Thu69%(26 flights)
  • Fri66%(35 flights)
  • Sat54%(28 flights)
  • Sun46%(33 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(14 flights)
  • 12–3 PM49%(73 flights)
  • 3–6 PM52%(63 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(54 flights)
On-time trend by month
56%
May

Jun 42% → May 56% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202542%26
July 202548%31
August 202548%21
September 2025100%10
December 202573%11
January 202658%19
February 202659%22
March 202639%28
April 202672%18
May 202656%16
Departures on time
58%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
204
Months covered
11

Same route, other flights

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Based on 211 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.