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Spirit Airlines on-time record

Spirit Airlines (NK) flew 117,136 US domestic flights from August 2025 to May 2026. 72.8% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule; 3.9% were cancelled, and flights arrived about 12 minutes late on average. US Department of Transportation records have no Spirit Airlines flights after May 2026, so it is not ranked against airlines with a full year.

72.8%
on time (within 15 min)
3.9%
cancelled
19.4%
more than 30 min late
+12 min
average arrival vs schedule

117,136 flights, 2,538 flight numbers, 607 routes and 64 airports, August 2025 to May 2026. Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, public domain.

Spirit Airlines on-time record by month

MonthOn timeCancelledFlights
May 202668.4%14.1%354
April 202665.4%3.4%10,469
March 202654.2%10.4%12,952
February 202668.3%8%11,512
January 202671.9%7.2%11,915
December 202566.3%3.7%11,800
November 202578.6%2.3%11,793
October 202580.5%1.1%14,128
September 202584.2%0.9%15,058
August 202577.6%0.5%17,155

Each month links to that month's US punctuality report, with every airline ranked.

Where Spirit Airlines flies from most

  1. Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL)66.6%
  2. Orlando (MCO)69.4%
  3. Detroit (DTW)75.7%
  4. Las Vegas (LAS)83.7%
  5. Newark Liberty (EWR)69.2%
  6. Houston (IAH)74.9%
  7. Atlanta (ATL)71.6%
  8. New York (LGA)72.3%
  9. Chicago O'Hare (ORD)65.4%
  10. Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)74.5%

Spirit Airlines' busiest routes

  1. Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta59.7%
  2. Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale65.5%
  3. Orlando to Newark67.6%
  4. Newark to Orlando71.3%
  5. Newark to Fort Lauderdale70.5%
  6. Fort Lauderdale to Newark60%
  7. New York to Fort Lauderdale69.6%
  8. Fort Lauderdale to New York65.2%
  9. Detroit to New York69.7%
  10. New York to Detroit74.6%

Most punctual busy routes

  1. Santa Ana to Las Vegas89.8%
  2. Las Vegas to Santa Ana88.2%
  3. Las Vegas to Los Angeles87.6%
  4. Las Vegas to Reno87.3%
  5. Las Vegas to Burbank87.2%
  6. Reno to Las Vegas87.1%
  7. Indianapolis to Orlando85%
  8. Los Angeles to Las Vegas84.9%

Least punctual busy routes

  1. Austin to Newark56.9%
  2. Miami to New York58.2%
  3. Orlando to Chicago59.4%
  4. Chicago to Miami59.6%
  5. Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta59.7%
  6. Fort Lauderdale to Austin59.9%
  7. Fort Lauderdale to Newark60%
  8. Chicago to Fort Myers60.1%

Most punctual flights

  1. NK71493.6%
  2. NK150188.7%
  3. NK127084%
  4. NK220378.6%
  5. NK220577.7%
  6. NK220473.3%
  7. NK150071.4%
  8. NK95470.5%

Least punctual flights

  1. NK39351%
  2. NK57161.7%
  3. NK221266.3%
  4. NK89466.5%
  5. NK127367.9%
  6. NK77768.3%
  7. NK170%
  8. NK89570.4%

On-time shares are for August 2025 to May 2026. Routes with at least 300 flights and flight numbers with at least 200 flights in the period.

Questions and answers

Is Spirit Airlines usually on time?
72.8% of Spirit Airlines' 117,136 US domestic flights from August 2025 to May 2026 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Its flights arrived about 12 minutes late on average.
How often does Spirit Airlines cancel flights?
3.9% of Spirit Airlines' scheduled flights were cancelled from August 2025 to May 2026.
When is Spirit Airlines most and least punctual?
In the period, Spirit Airlines' best month was September 2025 (84.2% on time) and its worst was March 2026 (54.2%).
What is Spirit Airlines' most punctual busy route?
Santa Ana to Las Vegas: 89.8% of 680 flights on time from August 2025 to May 2026, among Spirit Airlines routes with at least 300 flights.
Where does Spirit Airlines fly from most?
By departures from August 2025 to May 2026: Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL), 16,659; Orlando (MCO), 13,007; Detroit (DTW), 7,436.

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