Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Gardner Pamela J
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/08/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FRONTIER AIRLINES INC /CO/ [FRNT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
FRONTIER AIRLINES, 7001 TOWER ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP Inflight Services
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80249		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units 1,512 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 3,162 (4)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options 07/10/1999(2) 07/10/2008 Common Stock 13,500 $ 2.33 D  
Stock Options 06/23/2000(2) 06/23/2009 Common Stock 7,500 $ 11.05 D  
Stock Options 02/05/2002(2) 02/05/2012 Common Stock 500 $ 21.7 D  
Stock Options 08/14/2004(2) 08/14/2013 Common Stock 5,000 $ 15.72 D  
Stock Options 03/01/2005(2) 03/01/2014 Common Stock 7,500 $ 10.45 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights 09/08/2006(3) 09/08/2015 Common Stock 5,409 $ 10.47 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gardner Pamela J
FRONTIER AIRLINES
7001 TOWER ROAD
DENVER, CO 80249		       VP Inflight Services  

Signatures

David Sislowski, Attorney in Fact 09/14/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Granted 4/01/2005 and become exercisable in bulk on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
(2) Options are fully vested.
(3) Granted on date of promotion of 9/08/2005. Become exercisable in five equal installments on the first five anniversaries of the grant date.
(4) These shares are held in trust for Ms. Gardner under the company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and are fully vested.

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