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F9 1242 on time

Frontier Airlines 1242: Atlanta to Orlando at 5:01 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
202 flights · likely 74–85%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+230 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
F9, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 F9 1242 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

F9 1242: ATL → MCO

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 5:01 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (202 flights), worse than other F9 flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (9 flights)OctDec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68MarApr 2026: 71% on time (24 flights)71AprMay 2026: 95% on time (22 flights)95MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3278%
Tuesday2085%
Wednesday2471%
Thursday3291%
Friday3275%
Saturday3184%
Sunday3174%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 79%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 2%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is F9 1242 from ATL to MCO late?

Frontier Airlines 1242 from Atlanta, GA to Orlando, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 202 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.