Frontier Airlines Aircraft Operating Statistics- Cost Per Block Hour (Unadjusted)
Frontier Airlines
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  Small Narrowbodies $0 $0 $0 $2,144 $2,084 $2,710 $2,823 $2,517 $2,567 $2,405 $2,716 $2,890 $2,909 $3,390 $2,512 $2,964 $2,759 $3,368 $4,049 $3,586 $2,848 $2,627 $2,643 $2,827 $2,869 $3,381
(Ex Fuel) $0 $0 $0 $1,677 $1,680 $2,003 $2,227 $1,960 $1,912 $1,565 $1,446 $1,469 $1,336 $1,324 $1,305 $1,422 $1,086 $1,240 $1,744 $1,560 $1,715 $1,726 $1,628 $1,691 $1,736 $1,907
Pilots $0 $0 $0 $246 $243 $306 $427 $454 $481 $392 $370 $360 $365 $313 $343 $390 $308 $333 $420 $478 $599 $563 $501 $636 $674 $781
Salaries and Wages $0 $0 $0 $203 $198 $248 $349 $371 $402 $321 $303 $296 $295 $252 $280 $318 $251 $302 $378 $405 $509 $475 $419 $547 $550 $628
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $2 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5 $6 $4 $3 $2 $2 $3 $3 $3 $14 $13 $20 $19 $19 $18 $26 $32
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $0 $0 $0 $22 $23 $31 $45 $50 $50 $41 $37 $36 $40 $35 $35 $38 $1 $0 $3 $57 $70 $69 $64 $70 $99 $121
Per Diem/ Personnel $0 $0 $0 $21 $20 $26 $32 $32 $30 $26 $24 $24 $27 $24 $26 $31 $54 $28 $25 $3 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Purchased Goods $0 $0 $0 $521 $569 $896 $805 $748 $865 $1,049 $1,416 $1,597 $1,797 $2,382 $1,343 $1,630 $1,681 $2,136 $2,328 $2,133 $1,210 $975 $1,087 $1,200 $1,186 $1,525
Fuel/Oil $0 $0 $0 $467 $404 $706 $596 $557 $655 $840 $1,270 $1,421 $1,574 $2,065 $1,206 $1,541 $1,673 $2,128 $2,304 $2,026 $1,133 $901 $1,015 $1,136 $1,133 $1,474
Insurance $0 $0 $0 $0 $10 $14 $15 $22 $21 $12 $11 $9 $6 $5 $5 $5 $4 $5 $5 $3 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2
Other (inc. Tax) $0 $0 $0 $53 $155 $176 $194 $169 $189 $197 $134 $167 $217 $312 $131 $84 $4 $3 $19 $104 $75 $72 $71 $63 $51 $48
Maintenance $0 $0 $0 $729 $630 $746 $792 $604 $540 $444 $383 $373 $381 $359 $265 $331 $282 $315 $444 $292 $305 $263 $280 $240 $237 $286
Labor $0 $0 $0 $89 $96 $114 $102 $112 $103 $78 $75 $66 $67 $61 $62 $64 $50 $51 $70 $69 $57 $47 $47 $42 $43 $50
Materials $0 $0 $0 $18 $41 $78 $42 $45 $34 $21 $27 $22 $23 $24 $26 $71 $58 $68 $30 $18 $23 $21 $22 $16 $15 $16
Third Party $0 $0 $0 $189 $151 $124 $145 $91 $117 $108 $57 $63 $78 $90 $98 $145 $151 $159 $307 $74 $96 $89 $78 $63 $63 $70
Total Direct $0 $0 $0 $601 $502 $588 $579 $457 $426 $355 $301 $295 $306 $302 $187 $275 $259 $278 $407 $162 $176 $157 $147 $121 $104 $137
Burden $0 $0 $0 $129 $128 $159 $213 $147 $115 $89 $84 $79 $74 $57 $77 $56 $23 $37 $37 $130 $128 $107 $133 $119 $133 $149
Aircraft Ownership $0 $0 $0 $648 $634 $755 $774 $698 $650 $538 $593 $556 $551 $491 $562 $594 $437 $526 $779 $592 $576 $622 $638 $598 $701 $747
Rentals $0 $0 $0 $633 $615 $712 $701 $598 $522 $431 $485 $450 $423 $399 $478 $535 $437 $526 $779 $592 $576 $622 $638 $598 $701 $747
Depreciation and Amortization $0 $0 $0 $15 $19 $43 $73 $100 $129 $107 $108 $106 $128 $93 $83 $59 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other $0 $0 $0 $1 $8 $7 $25 $14 $31 -$18 -$46 $4 -$185 -$156 -$1 $19 $50 $58 $77 $91 $159 $205 $136 $153 $71 $42
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                   5                   8                 12                 15                 17                 18                 21                 15                 36                 42                 47                 51                 57                 57                 47                 38                 38                 43                 36                 34                34                 28                 19                 14                   7                   1
Seats Per Departure               110               118               123               126               129               132               134               131               132               126               123               123               129               131               133               133               136               137               138               139              145               150               150               150               150               150
Average Stage Length               447               611               691               779               812               835               863               849               863               953               939               904               926               901               866               934               911               900               849               850              931               997               976               924               875               740
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               706               774               719               870               740               633               769               258               734               644               698               686               693               620               682               927               877               723               723               724              737               744               751               746               726               717
Load Factor 48.5% 59.8% 56.8% 59.2% 59.1% 64.3% 57.9% 59.1% 68.9% 73.4% 79.2% 79.7% 78.6% 81.7% 80.7% 82.6% 85.8% 88.6% 90.9% 89.8% 86.7% 88.4% 87.5% 87.0% 88.6% 80.4%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours             9.81           11.07           10.06             9.15           11.29           12.80           11.84           20.40           10.24           12.40           11.59           12.33           12.54           12.84           11.82           13.41           12.62             9.89           10.09           11.24          12.44           11.66           11.29             9.33           10.44             9.05
Airborne Hours             8.49             9.71             6.97             8.12             9.73           11.39           10.37           17.58             8.84             9.94           10.39           10.49           10.51             9.89             9.91           12.13           10.67             8.61             8.47             9.48          10.49             9.81             9.51             7.74             8.58             7.28
Departures             7.41             6.12             4.99             4.17             5.07             5.66             5.23             8.22             4.51             4.67             4.69             5.10             5.07             4.77             4.98             5.43             5.23             4.16             4.43             4.88             4.99             4.39             4.33             3.71             4.28             4.19
  Large Narrowbodies                           $176 $3,323 $3,208 $7,982 $5,529 $4,436 $4,829 $4,041 $3,728 $3,807 $4,208 $3,968 $5,243
(Ex Fuel) $55 $1,645 $1,514 $3,035 $2,076 $1,948 $2,049 $2,390 $2,402 $2,300 $2,483 $2,364 $3,860
Pilots $16 $455 $426 $865 $545 $449 $626 $853 $815 $710 $999 $912 $1,515
Salaries and Wages $13 $372 $353 $700 $495 $403 $532 $729 $697 $594 $871 $741 $1,221
Pilot Training $0 $3 $3 $11 $5 $15 $17 $28 $25 $26 $26 $35 $62
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $2 $45 $36 $1 $0 $4 $74 $96 $93 $89 $102 $136 $231
Per Diem/ Personnel $1 $35 $34 $154 $46 $27 $3 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Purchased Goods $138 $1,905 $1,781 $4,967 $3,466 $2,516 $2,931 $1,765 $1,435 $1,616 $1,819 $1,676 $1,435
Fuel/Oil $121 $1,679 $1,694 $4,946 $3,453 $2,488 $2,780 $1,651 $1,327 $1,507 $1,725 $1,604 $1,383
Insurance $0 $9 $4 $12 $8 $5 $4 $3 $2 $2 $2 $3 $5
Other (inc. Tax) $17 $217 $83 $9 $5 $23 $147 $111 $106 $107 $92 $69 $48
Maintenance $10 $287 $344 $764 $556 $469 $383 $416 $358 $391 $337 $328 $510
Labor $3 $86 $72 $143 $82 $74 $91 $78 $63 $65 $59 $59 $104
Materials $1 $21 $77 $124 $129 $32 $23 $31 $34 $31 $24 $20 $29
Third Party $2 $74 $144 $416 $283 $323 $96 $130 $124 $108 $85 $84 $137
Total Direct $6 $181 $292 $683 $495 $428 $211 $239 $222 $205 $169 $146 $271
Burden $4 $106 $53 $81 $62 $40 $172 $177 $136 $187 $168 $183 $238
Aircraft Ownership $16 $674 $628 $1,248 $867 $920 $771 $791 $852 $899 $847 $961 $1,691
Rentals $0 $436 $559 $1,248 $867 $920 $771 $791 $852 $899 $847 $961 $1,691
Depreciation and Amortization $16 $238 $69 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other -$5 $2 $28 $137 $94 $83 $118 $216 $269 $192 $206 $92 $93
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                     2                   3                   5                 11                 16                 17                 19                23                 35                 44                 61                 86                 80
Seats Per Departure                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 162               162               162               162               166               168               171              177               193               196               196               196               192
Average Stage Length                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -             1,452           1,329           1,265           1,116           1,195           1,057           1,013           1,137           1,123           1,158           1,076           1,065           1,004
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   36               807               929               857               723               752               774              781               801               699               723               741               687
Load Factor                                                          1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                  1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 227                 10                 13                 12                 10                 10                 12                12                 12                 14                 13                 12                   8
Airborne Hours                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   10                 10                 13                 10                   9                   9                 10                11                 10                 10                 10                 10                   7
Departures                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                     3                   3                   4                   4                   3                   4                   4                  4                   4                   5                   5                   4                   3
  Widebodies                                                    
(Ex Fuel)
Pilots
Salaries and Wages
Pilot Training
Benefits and Payroll Taxes
Per Diem/ Personnel
Purchased Goods
Fuel/Oil
Insurance
Other (inc. Tax)
Maintenance
Labor
Materials
Third Party
Total Direct
Burden
Aircraft Ownership
Rentals
Depreciation and Amortization
Other
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Seats Per Departure                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Average Stage Length                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Load Factor
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Airborne Hours                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Departures                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
  Total Fleet $0 $0 $0 $2,144 $2,084 $2,710 $2,823 $2,517 $2,567 $2,405 $2,716 $2,890 $2,909 $2,310 $2,557 $2,992 $3,870 $3,944 $4,171 $4,037 $3,325 $3,251 $3,508 $4,008 $3,896 $5,210
(Ex Fuel) $0 $0 $0 $1,677 $1,680 $2,003 $2,227 $1,960 $1,912 $1,565 $1,446 $1,469 $1,336 $898 $1,324 $1,433 $1,501 $1,463 $1,809 $1,737 $1,985 $2,109 $2,128 $2,368 $2,323 $3,826
Pilots $0 $0 $0 $246 $243 $306 $427 $454 $481 $392 $370 $360 $365 $213 $349 $394 $427 $390 $429 $532 $700 $705 $656 $946 $896 $1,502
Salaries and Wages $0 $0 $0 $203 $198 $248 $349 $371 $402 $321 $303 $296 $295 $172 $285 $322 $347 $353 $386 $451 $597 $601 $549 $824 $729 $1,211
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $2 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5 $6 $4 $3 $2 $2 $3 $5 $4 $14 $14 $23 $22 $24 $25 $34 $62
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $0 $0 $0 $22 $23 $31 $45 $50 $50 $41 $37 $36 $40 $24 $36 $38 $1 $0 $3 $63 $80 $83 $83 $98 $133 $229
Per Diem/ Personnel $0 $0 $0 $21 $20 $26 $32 $32 $30 $26 $24 $24 $27 $16 $26 $31 $75 $33 $26 $3 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Purchased Goods $0 $0 $0 $521 $569 $896 $805 $748 $865 $1,049 $1,416 $1,597 $1,797 $1,628 $1,375 $1,648 $2,380 $2,490 $2,388 $2,423 $1,432 $1,236 $1,480 $1,730 $1,644 $1,437
Fuel/Oil $0 $0 $0 $467 $404 $706 $596 $557 $655 $840 $1,270 $1,421 $1,574 $1,412 $1,233 $1,559 $2,370 $2,482 $2,362 $2,300 $1,340 $1,142 $1,381 $1,640 $1,573 $1,384
Insurance $0 $0 $0 $0 $10 $14 $15 $22 $21 $12 $11 $9 $6 $3 $5 $5 $6 $6 $5 $4 $2 $2 $2 $2 $3 $5
Other (inc. Tax) $0 $0 $0 $53 $155 $176 $194 $169 $189 $197 $134 $167 $217 $213 $136 $84 $5 $3 $20 $120 $90 $91 $98 $87 $68 $48
Maintenance $0 $0 $0 $729 $630 $746 $792 $604 $540 $444 $383 $373 $381 $241 $266 $332 $385 $379 $452 $325 $349 $317 $363 $323 $322 $506
Labor $0 $0 $0 $89 $96 $114 $102 $112 $103 $78 $75 $66 $67 $42 $63 $65 $70 $59 $71 $77 $65 $56 $60 $57 $58 $103
Materials $0 $0 $0 $18 $41 $78 $42 $45 $34 $21 $27 $22 $23 $16 $26 $71 $72 $84 $30 $20 $26 $28 $29 $23 $20 $29
Third Party $0 $0 $0 $189 $151 $124 $145 $91 $117 $108 $57 $63 $78 $60 $96 $145 $207 $192 $312 $82 $110 $109 $101 $82 $83 $136
Total Direct $0 $0 $0 $601 $502 $588 $579 $457 $426 $355 $301 $295 $306 $203 $187 $277 $349 $336 $414 $180 $201 $193 $190 $162 $143 $269
Burden $0 $0 $0 $129 $128 $159 $213 $147 $115 $89 $84 $79 $74 $39 $79 $56 $36 $44 $38 $145 $148 $123 $173 $161 $179 $237
Aircraft Ownership $0 $0 $0 $648 $634 $755 $774 $698 $650 $538 $593 $556 $551 $332 $568 $598 $610 $617 $824 $657 $662 $752 $832 $811 $943 $1,674
Rentals $0 $0 $0 $633 $615 $712 $701 $598 $522 $431 $485 $450 $423 $265 $476 $537 $610 $617 $824 $657 $662 $752 $832 $811 $943 $1,674
Depreciation and Amortization $0 $0 $0 $15 $19 $43 $73 $100 $129 $107 $108 $106 $128 $67 $92 $61 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other $0 $0 $0 $1 $8 $7 $25 $14 $31 -$18 -$46 $4 -$185 -$105 $0 $20 $68 $68 $79 $101 $182 $241 $177 $198 $90 $92
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                   5                   8                 12                 15                 17                 18                 21                 15                 36                 42                 47                 51                 57                 59                 50                 44                 49                 59                 53                 53                57                 64                 63                 76                 92                 81
Seats Per Departure               110               118               123               126               129               132               134               131               132               126               123               123               129               132               134               137               141               145               147               151              158               174               185               190               193               192
Average Stage Length               447               611               691               779               812               835               863               849               863               953               939               904               926               911               885               965               949               966               906               904           1,006           1,066           1,106           1,052           1,050               998
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               706               774               719               870               740               633               769               258               734               644               698               686               693               424               689               927               873               723               732               742              754               777               712               726               740               687
Load Factor 48.5% 59.8% 56.8% 59.2% 59.1% 64.3% 57.9% 59.1% 68.9% 73.4% 79.2% 79.7% 78.6% 81.9% 81.1% 83.6% 87.1% 88.9% 90.7% 89.0% 86.4% 87.2% 86.4% 85.4% 86.1% 67.5%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours              9.81           11.07           10.06             9.15           11.29           12.80           11.84           20.40           10.24           12.40           11.59           12.33           12.54           18.80           11.73           13.32           12.40             9.94           10.08           11.45          12.39           11.95           13.41           12.34           11.56             7.92
Airborne Hours             8.49             9.71             6.97             8.12             9.73           11.39           10.37           17.58             8.84             9.94           10.39           10.49           10.51             9.89             9.90           12.22           10.54             8.66             8.53             9.72          10.50           10.08           10.17             9.80             9.72             6.70
Departures             7.41             6.12             4.99             4.17             5.07             5.66             5.23             8.22             4.51             4.67             4.69             5.10             5.07             4.72             4.86             5.25             4.97             3.94             4.19             4.73             4.67             4.25             4.66             4.44             4.11             2.97
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.