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Flight Reliability

F9 4889 · Frontier Airlines

Philadelphia → Nashville (PHL–BNA)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 151 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

F9 4889 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.

Monday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 71% on time on Mondays against 65% on Sundays.

A bit behind the PHL–BNA route.

F9 4889 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 75% across the PHL–BNA route.

A bit behind the Frontier Airlines network.

F9 4889 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(28 flights)
  • Tue—(3 flights)
  • Wed—(0 flights)
  • Thu67%(33 flights)
  • Fri69%(32 flights)
  • Sat—(4 flights)
  • Sun65%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM62%(13 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(47 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(32 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
Apr

Aug 92% → Apr 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202592%12
September 202559%17
October 202576%21
November 202567%15
February 202650%10
March 202659%17
April 202663%16
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
146
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 151 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.