Frontier Airlines 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingFrontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · Plan 003 · EIN 84-1256945Updated Oct 2026

What Frontier Airlines' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $66.8M in employer contributions, about $10,895 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$156,844
Average account balance
8,889
Participants (end of year)
$962M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.29%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperSchwab Retirement Plan Services,incSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorCbiz Cpas P.C. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 53 defined-contribution plans in transportation and warehousing with 5,000 to 9,999 participants.

Frontier Airlines: employer contribution per participant$10,895
Peer median$2,217
Frontier Airlines: average balance$156,844
Peer median$65,929
Frontier Airlines: admin expenses ÷ assets0.29%
Peer median0.12%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $662M at the end of plan year 2021 to $962M at the end of plan year 2024.

$662M2021$620M2022$794M2023$962M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Frontier Airlines plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20248,889$962M$66.8M$10,8950.29%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20238,137$794M$63.1M$11,0940.30%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20227,201$620M$54.4M$10,7340.32%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20216,201$662M$44.8M$10,0190.31%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Frontier Airlines plans (1)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Frontier Airlines, Inc. Puerto Rico 401(k) Retirement Plan

Plan 004 · EIN 84-1256945 · plan year 2024 filing
$1,211
Average account balance
230
Participants (end of year)
$61K
Plan assets (end of year)
1.60%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Frontier Airlines match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $66.8M in employer contributions, about $10,895 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Frontier Airlines 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Frontier Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Frontier Airlines 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Schwab Retirement Plan Services,inc. The plan administrator is Frontier Airlines, Inc..

I left Frontier Airlines. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Frontier Airlines, Inc., (720) 374-4504) or the recordkeeper, Schwab Retirement Plan Services,inc. The Frontier Airlines old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Frontier Airlines 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Frontier Airlines filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Frontier Airlines. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology