Frontier vs PSA: 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 74.1% of PSA flights arrived on time, compared with 73.1% for Frontier.

Frontier cancelled fewer flights (1.9% vs 4.3%), and late flights averaged 83 minutes late on Frontier vs 94 on PSA.

On the 10 routes both airlines fly regularly, Frontier had the better on-time record on 2 and PSA on 8.

Frontier vs PSA: key numbers

Last 12 months, all flights each airline operated.

FrontierPSA

On-time arrivals73.1%74.1%

On-time departures73.6%74.6%

Cancelled1.9%4.3%

Diverted0.2%0.3%

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

FrontierPSA

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.

FrontierPSA

Airline (carrier)26.1%29.2%

Weather2.8%8.1%

Air traffic system (NAS)19.5%12.8%

Security0.0%0.2%

Late-arriving aircraft51.6%49.7%

10 routes where each airline had at least 100 completed flights in the last 12 months. Better on-time rate in bold.

Route	Frontier on time	PSA on time	Frontier flights	PSA flights
ATL → PHL	62.1%	80.8%	1,048	859
PHL → ATL	66.4%	81.8%	1,046	859
RDU → PHL	73.0%	69.6%	600	706
PHL → RDU	80.3%	71.6%	600	705
PHL → JAX	69.4%	80.3%	274	443
JAX → PHL	73.9%	77.2%	274	442
BNA → PHL	64.6%	76.8%	135	464
PHL → BNA	67.7%	75.3%	135	464
PHL → MSY	73.0%	74.6%	163	298
MSY → PHL	72.2%	82.3%	162	298