Frontier Airlines Orlando–Medellín Flight: Fares From $169

Announced September 10, 2026, by ClickOrlando and The Points Guy — figures current as of this writing.

Quick answer: the Frontier Airlines Orlando Medellin flight is a new daily nonstop between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Medellín’s José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), launching December 10, 2026 — Frontier’s first-ever route to South America. Introductory one-way fares start at $169, but only for tickets booked by September 16, 2026 for travel between January 14 and April 5, 2027; book outside that window and expect Frontier’s standard fares instead. The nonstop covers roughly 1,585 miles and takes about 3 hours 45 minutes, per FlightConnections schedule data for the route.

Frontier confirmed the route in a joint announcement covered by ClickOrlando and The Points Guy, its first-ever push into South America. Medellín isn’t the only Colombian city Frontier is adding — but it’s the one getting the earliest and most frequent service, and it lands right before Medellín’s December-to-March high season.

What Frontier announced

Frontier is opening three new Colombian routes from its Orlando base, all previously served by the now-defunct Spirit Airlines:

Route	Launch date	Frequency	Introductory fare (one way)
Orlando (MCO) – Medellín (MDE)	December 10, 2026	Daily	From $169
Orlando (MCO) – Bogotá (BOG)	December 14, 2026	6x weekly, daily from March 6, 2027	From $99
Orlando (MCO) – Cartagena (CTG)	December 19, 2026	Weekly	From $129

Medellín goes first and flies daily from day one — the only one of the three routes with daily service out of the gate, per SimpleFlying and FlightGlobal.

Tyri Squyres, Frontier’s vice president of public and consumer affairs, framed the choice around Orlando’s scale for the airline: “Orlando is a really important market for us overall… It’s one of our largest bases of operation, so for us it was a great place for our new flights to South America,” she told ClickOrlando. The outlet also notes Frontier is Orlando’s second-largest carrier by passenger share and cites more than 360,000 Colombian visitors traveling to Orlando annually — the demand Frontier is now flying the other direction too.

Booking window and fare terms

The $169 introductory fare isn’t open-ended. Per Aviacionline’s reporting, tickets at the promotional price require booking before September 16, 2026, for travel between January 14 and April 5, 2027, with unspecified blackout dates during that window. After that booking deadline passes, expect the fare to reset to Frontier’s standard published pricing for the route — treat $169 as a limited-time launch fare, not an ongoing baseline. Fares are also subject to Frontier’s usual restrictions and add-on fees for bags, seats, and other extras, as ClickOrlando notes — the headline number is a base fare, not necessarily what you’ll pay all-in. Tickets went on sale the same day as the announcement, per ClickOrlando.

Why now: picking up where Spirit left off

Frontier’s move follows the shutdown of Spirit Airlines in May 2026, which had built a significant Orlando–Colombia presence before ceasing all operations, per NPR. All three new routes retrace former Spirit territory. Frontier CEO James Dempsey characterized the airline’s approach to Spirit’s abandoned network as measured rather than opportunistic, saying openings exist “over the coming year or two” rather than all at once, per The Points Guy. Frontier also plans to keep growing at MCO more broadly, targeting 79 daily departures from Orlando by March 2027.

How the Frontier Airlines Orlando–Medellín flight fits the US route map

Medellín already has nonstop service from the US on Avianca (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, New York-JFK, and Orlando), American Airlines (Miami), JetBlue (Fort Lauderdale), and United (Houston). Avianca moved its own Orlando–Medellín route to year-round daily service effective June 1, 2026, per Avianca’s own corporate announcement — so Orlando already had daily nonstop competition on this corridor before Frontier’s entry, not a seasonal gap Frontier is now filling.

Frontier’s arrival adds a second, cheaper Orlando option alongside that existing year-round Avianca service. As an ultra-low-cost carrier undercutting a legacy full-service competitor, Frontier is likely to pressure fares on the Florida–Medellín corridor generally — the kind of competitive entry that tends to ripple into other carriers’ pricing even outside Frontier’s own promotional window.

For travelers weighing the new route against getting into the city itself, keep in mind that ground transport from José María Córdova into Medellín runs through the Túnel de Oriente, which has had periodic overnight closures this year, and that the airport’s own expansion plans remain unfunded for now — worth factoring in if you’re connecting on a tight layover during the new route’s early months. Americans flying in on the new nonstop should also know that entry screening at MDE has tightened this year: Migración Colombia has turned back a rising number of US travelers at the airport in 2026 — not a reason to expect trouble for typical tourists, but a data point worth knowing before you land.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Frontier Airlines Orlando Medellin flight? The MCO–MDE corridor covers roughly 1,585 miles; nonstop flights on it run about 3 hours 45 minutes, per FlightConnections schedule data for the route.

Does the $169 fare include bags and seat selection? No. The $169 figure is Frontier’s base fare; as with all Frontier tickets, carry-on bags, checked bags, seat selection, and other add-ons are priced separately, per ClickOrlando’s reporting on the announcement.

Which travel dates does the $169 fare cover, and are there blackout dates? It applies to travel between January 14 and April 5, 2027, for tickets booked by September 16, 2026, per Aviacionline. Blackout dates apply within that window, but Frontier had not published the specific blackout list as of this writing.

When did tickets go on sale? The same day as the announcement, September 10, 2026, per ClickOrlando.

The bottom line

As of September 10, 2026, Frontier’s Orlando–Medellín nonstop is confirmed to start December 10, 2026, daily, with fares from $169 one way for tickets booked by September 16 for travel between January 14 and April 5, 2027. It’s Frontier’s first-ever South America service, it revives a route Spirit once flew, and it gives Orlando travelers a second, cheaper nonstop option into Medellín right as the city’s high season ramps up.

Sources

• ClickOrlando — “Frontier Airlines announces new nonstop flights from Orlando to Colombia”
• The Points Guy — “Frontier adds 3 former Spirit routes to South America”
• SimpleFlying — “Frontier Airlines Unveils 1st-Ever Flights To South America”
• FlightGlobal — “Frontier to launch three new international flights on former Spirit routes”
• Aviacionline — “Frontier Airlines launches its first-ever South America service”
• Avianca — corporate news, “May 2” (year-round daily Orlando–Medellín service from June 1, 2026)
• NPR — “Spirit Airlines ceases operations after escalating financial struggles”
• FlightConnections — Orlando to Medellín flight schedule and duration