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F9 3972 on time

Frontier Airlines 3972: Phoenix to Dallas at 4:39 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
201 flights · likely 71–83%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+69 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
F9, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 F9 3972 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

F9 3972: PHX → DFW

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 4:39 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (201 flights), better than other F9 flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Frontier Airlines's last flight of the day from Phoenix to Dallas (54% of days). Frontier Airlines's last PHX–DFW flight was cancelled 2.9% of the time, against 0.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Frontier Airlines flight is usually around 6:24 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 72% on time (25 flights)72AugSep 2025: 84% on time (25 flights)84SepOct 2025: 86% on time (22 flights)86OctNov 2025: 82% on time (22 flights)82NovDec 2025: too few flights (13 flights)DecJan 2026: 81% on time (16 flights)81JanFeb 2026: too few flights (7 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MarApr 2026: too few flights (9 flights)AprJun 2026: 82% on time (22 flights)82JunJul 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JulAug 2026: 66% on time (29 flights)66Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3672%
Tuesday2785%
Wednesday2090%
Thursday2969%
Friday3479%
Saturday2871%
Sunday2781%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 50%Late inbound plane 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is F9 3972 from PHX to DFW late?

Frontier Airlines 3972 from Phoenix, AZ to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 201 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.