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F9 3286 · Frontier Airlines

Denver → Cincinnati (DEN–CVG)

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 191 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

F9 3286 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 76% between 12–3 PM.

Wednesdays have been rough.

F9 3286 arrived on time 92% of the time on Saturdays and just 73% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the DEN–CVG route.

F9 3286 arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 77% across the DEN–CVG route.

Better than the Frontier Airlines network average.

F9 3286 arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(33 flights)
  • Tue91%(11 flights)
  • Wed73%(11 flights)
  • Thu78%(40 flights)
  • Fri86%(36 flights)
  • Sat92%(13 flights)
  • Sun81%(42 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(52 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(40 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(58 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(36 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jul 60% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202560%15
August 202570%10
September 202586%14
October 202594%16
December 202570%20
January 202672%18
March 202678%23
April 202685%20
May 202693%29
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
186
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 191 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.