EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.:

         We consent to the incorporation herein by reference of our report dated
June 2, 1999, except as to Note 11, which is as of June 16, 1999, relating to
the balance sheets of Frontier Airlines, Inc. as of March 31, 1999 and 1998, and
the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended March 31, 1999, which report
appears in the March 31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of Frontier Airlines,
Inc.

                                                          KPMG LLP


Denver, Colorado
July 23, 1999