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F9 1542 on time

Frontier Airlines 1542: Orlando to Philadelphia at 5:05 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
272 flights · likely 80–88%
Cancelled
2.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+94 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
F9, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 F9 1542 flights from Orlando arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 2.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

F9 1542: MCO → PHL

Scheduled to leave Orlando at 5:05 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (272 flights), in line with other F9 flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 94% on time (17 flights)94SepOct 2025: too few flights (13 flights)OctNov 2025: 95% on time (20 flights)95NovDec 2025: 79% on time (19 flights)79DecJan 2026: 72% on time (18 flights)72JanFeb 2026: too few flights (14 flights)FebMar 2026: 77% on time (22 flights)77MarApr 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78AprMay 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5273%
Tuesday2496%
Wednesday2190%
Thursday4689%
Friday4892%
Saturday3184%
Sunday5078%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 58%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is F9 1542 from MCO to PHL late?

Frontier Airlines 1542 from Orlando, FL to Philadelphia, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 272 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% 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.