401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$794M
Total assets
6,374
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$124,540
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Frontier Airlines, Inc. · Colorado · Transportation & Warehousing

$794M in assets, 6,374 participants

Frontier Airlines, Inc.'s Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $794M in total assets and 6,374 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #3,271 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 6,374 participants in Colorado, 17x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $794M.

$794M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
6,374
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$124,540
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$42M in the plan year 2022 filing to $174M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $620M in the plan year 2022 filing to $794M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 5,417 in the plan year 2022 filing to 6,374 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Colorado filers

In Colorado, the average filing covers about 376 participants across 2,719 plans. Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reports 6,374 participants - 17x that state average ($794M EOY assets).

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$620M
Net Assets (End of Year)$794M
Net Income$174M
Employer EIN841256945
Plan Effective Date2007-03-02
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Frontier Airlines, Inc.)

$400M$600M$800M$1,000M 202220232024 $620M $962M ▲ +55.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Frontier Airlines, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 5,417 $620M
2023 1 6,374 $794M
2024 1 7,242 $962M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

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Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan

Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $794M in end-of-year assets across 6,374 participants (0.006% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $124,540 per participant (90% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $174M.

This plan identity (EIN 841256945, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $620M to $962M (+55.2%) while covered participants moved from 5,417 to 7,242 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,417 $620M Open filing
2023 6,374 $794M This page
2024 · index core 7,242 $962M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 28.1% during 2023, from $620M to $794M. Reported net income was $174M.
How have Frontier Airlines, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Frontier Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 55.2%, from $620M to $962M.
Where does Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Formosa Plastics Corporation Employees Savings Plan in NJ ($794M, 3,349 participants).

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