Flight Reliability
F9 3161 · Frontier Airlines
New York → Denver (LGA–DEN)
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 62%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 25 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.0%
- Cancelled
- 4 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 179 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Thursdays have been rough.
F9 3161 arrived on time 82% of the time on Saturdays and just 44% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the LGA–DEN route.
F9 3161 arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 72% across the LGA–DEN route.
Lagging the Frontier Airlines network.
F9 3161 arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
F9 3161 was cancelled 5.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon59%(27 flights)
- Tue74%(19 flights)
- Wed63%(24 flights)
- Thu44%(25 flights)
- Fri69%(26 flights)
- Sat82%(27 flights)
- Sun46%(22 flights)
65%
Dec
Jun 54% → Dec 65% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 54% | 26 |
| July 2025 | 41% | 29 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 27 |
| September 2025 | 64% | 25 |
| October 2025 | 68% | 19 |
| November 2025 | 62% | 13 |
| December 2025 | 65% | 17 |
- Departures on time
- 55%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 170
- Months covered
- 9
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 179 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.