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F9 3971 on time

Frontier Airlines 3971: Dallas to Phoenix at 11:54 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
289 flights · likely 75–84%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+99 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
F9, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 F9 3971 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

F9 3971: DFW → PHX

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 11:54 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (289 flights), in line with other F9 flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (12 flights)SepOct 2025: too few flights (14 flights)OctNov 2025: 76% on time (21 flights)76NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93FebMar 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80MarApr 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76AprMay 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82MayJun 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76JunJul 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JulAug 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4772%
Tuesday3781%
Wednesday3181%
Thursday4777%
Friday4482%
Saturday4486%
Sunday3982%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 61%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 22%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is F9 3971 from DFW to PHX late?

Frontier Airlines 3971 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Phoenix, AZ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 289 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% 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.