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F9 4280 · Frontier Airlines

Dallas–Fort Worth → Cincinnati (DFW–CVG)

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
14 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 125 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

F9 4280 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 69% between 12–3 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

F9 4280 arrived on time 91% of the time on Sundays. On Fridays: 79%.

Better than the DFW–CVG route average.

F9 4280 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 69% across the DFW–CVG route.

Better than the Frontier Airlines network average.

F9 4280 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(33 flights)
  • Tue—(4 flights)
  • Wed—(3 flights)
  • Thu80%(20 flights)
  • Fri79%(34 flights)
  • Sat—(6 flights)
  • Sun91%(21 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(33 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(32 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(14 flights)
  • 6–9 PM84%(38 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Aug 92% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202592%13
November 202585%13
March 202670%20
April 202677%13
May 202695%20
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
121
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 125 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.