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F9 2898 · Frontier Airlines

Atlanta → Detroit (ATL–DTW)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
24 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
3 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 213 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

F9 2898 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 59% between 12–3 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

F9 2898 arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays and just 50% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the ATL–DTW route.

F9 2898 arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 78% across the ATL–DTW route.

Lagging the Frontier Airlines network.

F9 2898 arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon50%(34 flights)
  • Tue62%(21 flights)
  • Wed83%(23 flights)
  • Thu72%(29 flights)
  • Fri73%(40 flights)
  • Sat59%(27 flights)
  • Sun58%(33 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(15 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM61%(84 flights)
  • 12–3 PM59%(49 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(56 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 59% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%22
July 202548%31
August 202558%19
December 202550%12
January 202670%20
February 202682%11
March 202648%27
April 202673%30
May 202683%24
Departures on time
62%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
207
Months covered
11

Same route, other flights

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Based on 213 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.