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F9 2538 on time

Frontier Airlines 2538: Tampa to Philadelphia at 12:31 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
66%
256 flights · likely 60–72%
Cancelled
1.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+101 min
average delay
Similar flights
63%
F9, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 F9 2538 flights from Tampa arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (34%); 1.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

F9 2538: TPA → PHL

Scheduled to leave Tampa at 12:31 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (256 flights), better than other F9 flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (9 flights)SepOct 2025: 58% on time (19 flights)58OctNov 2025: 79% on time (19 flights)79NovDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JanFeb 2026: 80% on time (15 flights)80FebMar 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62MarApr 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68AprMay 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4356%
Tuesday2868%
Wednesday3083%
Thursday4459%
Friday3974%
Saturday3456%
Sunday3871%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 54%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 10%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is F9 2538 from TPA to PHL late?

Frontier Airlines 2538 from Tampa, FL to Philadelphia, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 256 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% 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.