Envoy vs Frontier: On-Time Performance Compared

Last 12 months · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Data through July 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026

Over the last 12 months 80.9% of Envoy flights arrived on time, compared with 73.1% for Frontier.

Frontier cancelled fewer flights (1.9% vs 2.2%), and late flights averaged 69 minutes late on Envoy vs 83 on Frontier.

On the 26 routes both airlines fly regularly, Envoy had the better on-time record on 23 and Frontier on 3.

Envoy vs Frontier: key numbers

Last 12 months, all flights each airline operated.

EnvoyFrontier

On-time arrivals80.9%73.1%

On-time departures82.2%73.6%

Cancelled2.2%1.9%

Diverted0.3%0.2%

On-time arrival % each month, last 24 months.

EnvoyFrontier

60%70%80%90%

Aug ’24Nov ’24Feb ’25May ’25Aug ’25Nov ’25Feb ’26May ’26

Share of each airline’s reported delay minutes by cause, last 12 months.

EnvoyFrontier

Airline (carrier)19.6%26.1%

Weather12.9%2.8%

Air traffic system (NAS)23.1%19.5%

Security0.1%0.0%

Late-arriving aircraft44.3%51.6%

26 routes where each airline had at least 100 completed flights in the last 12 months; the 25 busiest are shown. Better on-time rate in bold.

Route	Envoy on time	Frontier on time	Envoy flights	Frontier flights
DEN → PHX	75.3%	77.6%	175	1,469
PHX → DEN	83.9%	79.6%	175	1,464
ATL → MIA	74.6%	64.3%	231	900
MIA → ATL	78.7%	69.8%	229	896
ORD → ATL	77.6%	68.2%	365	715
ATL → ORD	71.3%	64.2%	363	712
BWI → ORD	76.3%	66.9%	846	140
ORD → BWI	77.9%	66.4%	845	140
MIA → CVG	80.0%	68.2%	788	113
PHX → SEA	88.3%	84.9%	755	139
SEA → PHX	85.6%	70.7%	754	139
CVG → MIA	83.3%	72.5%	779	112
RDU → ORD	72.4%	57.9%	521	114
ORD → RDU	77.2%	65.1%	520	114
IAH → ORD	73.3%	65.2%	354	262
ORD → IAH	74.6%	77.8%	353	263
ORD → DFW	75.4%	68.4%	136	452
DFW → ORD	68.7%	69.8%	137	449
ORD → DEN	76.0%	70.3%	125	331
DEN → ORD	74.0%	67.2%	125	328
CLE → MIA	72.9%	72.7%	142	269
MIA → CLE	76.3%	72.1%	142	267
BWI → MIA	81.6%	69.2%	114	265
MIA → BWI	90.3%	72.3%	114	265
MIA → IAH	86.9%	83.4%	122	176