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Flight Reliability

F9 4987 · Frontier Airlines

Salt Lake City → Seattle (SLCSEA)

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 107 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

F9 4987 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

F9 4987 arrived on time 75% of the time on Fridays and just 60% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the SLC–SEA route.

F9 4987 arrived on time 70% of the time, versus 80% across the SLC–SEA route.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(39 flights)
  • Tue(3 flights)
  • Wed(0 flights)
  • Thu(2 flights)
  • Fri75%(40 flights)
  • Sat(5 flights)
  • Sun60%(15 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM67%(15 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(58 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(14 flights)
  • 6–9 PM94%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
43%
Dec

Aug 83% → Dec 43% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202583%12
September 202569%13
October 202558%12
November 202554%13
December 202543%14
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
104
Months covered
11

Based on 107 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.