Frontier vs JetBlue: 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 73.1% of Frontier flights arrived on time, compared with 72.3% for JetBlue.

Frontier cancelled fewer flights (1.9% vs 3.1%), and late flights averaged 83 minutes late on Frontier vs 75 on JetBlue.

On the 58 routes both airlines fly regularly, Frontier had the better on-time record on 22 and JetBlue on 36.

Frontier vs JetBlue: key numbers

Last 12 months, all flights each airline operated.

FrontierJetBlue

On-time arrivals73.1%72.3%

On-time departures73.6%73.3%

Cancelled1.9%3.1%

Diverted0.2%0.3%

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

FrontierJetBlue

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.

FrontierJetBlue

Airline (carrier)26.1%27.4%

Weather2.8%2.6%

Air traffic system (NAS)19.5%25.4%

Security0.0%0.2%

Late-arriving aircraft51.6%44.4%

58 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	Frontier on time	JetBlue on time	Frontier flights	JetBlue flights
JFK → LAX	70.8%	74.8%	172	3,478
LAX → JFK	79.3%	79.5%	171	3,477
MCO → SJU	75.3%	75.6%	1,291	2,176
SJU → MCO	78.9%	75.8%	1,290	2,174
MCO → JFK	87.3%	71.0%	263	2,612
JFK → MCO	74.5%	71.7%	263	2,601
MCO → BOS	90.0%	67.6%	140	2,520
BOS → MCO	71.2%	68.2%	140	2,516
SJU → JFK	79.4%	73.2%	255	2,237
JFK → SJU	55.5%	68.2%	254	2,232
FLL → SJU	60.4%	69.5%	150	1,677
SJU → FLL	83.7%	76.4%	150	1,676
JFK → ATL	69.0%	68.0%	705	1,091
ATL → JFK	69.0%	70.2%	703	1,092
ATL → FLL	64.4%	68.3%	970	763
FLL → ATL	64.5%	55.7%	969	763
JFK → LAS	66.5%	82.5%	172	1,374
LAS → JFK	83.5%	78.4%	171	1,372
EWR → MCO	81.5%	74.8%	155	1,364
LGA → MCO	59.0%	66.8%	313	1,206
MCO → LGA	71.1%	63.3%	312	1,204
MCO → EWR	86.9%	65.5%	155	1,360
FLL → PHL	63.1%	71.2%	618	701
PHL → FLL	72.8%	70.1%	620	699
BOS → ATL	65.0%	68.8%	427	846