Spirit Airlines: On-Time Performance & Delay Statistics
Data through May 2026
Spirit Airlines sits near the national average for delays (76% on-time vs 78%), but cancellations are its weak spot at 2.6% of scheduled flights. That puts it mid-pack — #10 of 15 US reporting carriers. The trend is slipping: the last six months averaged 66%, down from 78%.
- On-time
- 76%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 18 min
- Cancelled
- 2.6%
- Flights/12mo
- 152,066
- Routes
- 851
- Airports
- 64
Monthly on-time trend
Spirit Airlines’s most reliable routes
Where Spirit Airlines flies most
| Route | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLL → ATL | 3,109 | 62% | 26 min |
| ATL → FLL | 3,106 | 68% | 24 min |
| EWR → FLL | 2,575 | 74% | 23 min |
| FLL → EWR | 2,571 | 67% | 26 min |
| MCO → EWR | 2,458 | 71% | 25 min |
| EWR → MCO | 2,454 | 74% | 23 min |
| BUR → LAS | 2,348 | 80% | 15 min |
| LAS → BUR | 2,345 | 85% | 11 min |
Airport hubs where this airline operates
Based on 394,295 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.