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F9 1496 on time

Frontier Airlines 1496: Houston to Fort Lauderdale at 8:20 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
59%
165 flights · likely 52–67%
Cancelled
3.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+52 min
average delay
Similar flights
61%
F9, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 F9 1496 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 3.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes late.

F9 1496: IAH → FLL

Scheduled to leave Houston at 8:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (165 flights), in line with other F9 flights on the route at that hour (61%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Nov 2025: too few flights (2 flights)NovDec 2025: too few flights (4 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (8 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (8 flights)FebMar 2026: 52% on time (21 flights)52MarApr 2026: 58% on time (19 flights)58AprMay 2026: 55% on time (22 flights)55MayJun 2026: 55% on time (20 flights)55JunJul 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2669%
Tuesday10—
Wednesday10—
Thursday3456%
Friday2669%
Saturday2560%
Sunday3444%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 53%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is F9 1496 from IAH to FLL late?

Frontier Airlines 1496 from Houston, TX to Fort Lauderdale, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 165 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.6% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Frontier Airlines for today's flight. Method.