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F9 2980 · Frontier Airlines

Raleigh–Durham → Buffalo (RDU–BUF)

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 106 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

F9 2980 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

F9 2980 arrived on time 84% of the time on Thursdays and just 57% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the Frontier Airlines network.

F9 2980 arrived on time 70% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.

Trending in the right direction.

F9 2980 arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 67% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon—(8 flights)
  • Tue—(2 flights)
  • Wed—(1 flights)
  • Thu84%(32 flights)
  • Fri—(5 flights)
  • Sat60%(20 flights)
  • Sun57%(37 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(6 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(7 flights)
  • 12–3 PM100%(11 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(26 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(55 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 46% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202546%11
July 202546%13
August 202571%14
October 202585%13
November 202575%16
April 2026100%11
May 202680%10
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
105
Months covered
10

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Based on 106 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.