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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%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights/12mo
152,066
Routes
851
Airports
64

Monthly on-time trend

Monthly on-time percentage for Spirit Airlines50%75%100%June 2024: 73% on-time (23,437 flights)73Jun 2024July 2024: 64% on-time (24,769 flights)64August 2024: 70% on-time (24,676 flights)70September 2024: 83% on-time (20,399 flights)83Sep 2024October 2024: 85% on-time (21,176 flights)85November 2024: 86% on-time (19,459 flights)86December 2024: 78% on-time (18,662 flights)78Dec 2024January 2025: 82% on-time (17,544 flights)82February 2025: 81% on-time (16,232 flights)81March 2025: 81% on-time (19,828 flights)81Mar 2025April 2025: 83% on-time (18,303 flights)83May 2025: 75% on-time (17,744 flights)75June 2025: 75% on-time (17,623 flights)75Jun 2025July 2025: 75% on-time (17,307 flights)75August 2025: 77% on-time (17,155 flights)77September 2025: 84% on-time (15,058 flights)84Sep 2025October 2025: 80% on-time (14,128 flights)80November 2025: 79% on-time (11,793 flights)79December 2025: 66% on-time (11,800 flights)66Dec 2025January 2026: 72% on-time (11,915 flights)72February 2026: 68% on-time (11,512 flights)68March 2026: 54% on-time (12,952 flights)54Mar 2026April 2026: 65% on-time (10,469 flights)65May 2026: 68% on-time (354 flights)68June 2024: 2.6% cancelledJuly 2024: 5.2% cancelledAugust 2024: 4.0% cancelledSeptember 2024: 1.2% cancelledOctober 2024: 2.0% cancelledNovember 2024: 0.3% cancelledDecember 2024: 0.5% cancelledJanuary 2025: 3.3% cancelledFebruary 2025: 1.1% cancelledMarch 2025: 1.1% cancelledApril 2025: 0.4% cancelledMay 2025: 1.2% cancelledJune 2025: 1.4% cancelledJuly 2025: 1.9% cancelledAugust 2025: 0.5% cancelledSeptember 2025: 0.9% cancelledOctober 2025: 1.1% cancelledNovember 2025: 2.3% cancelledDecember 2025: 3.7% cancelledJanuary 2026: 7.2% cancelledFebruary 2026: 8.0% cancelledMarch 2026: 10.4% cancelledApril 2026: 3.4% cancelledMay 2026: 14.1% cancelled— cancelled % (0-16% scale)

Spirit Airlines’s most reliable routes

  1. LAXPDX95%
  2. LGABNA94%
  3. BNALGA91%
  4. SNAOAK90%
  5. OAKSNA89%
  6. SJCLAX88%

Its most delay-prone routes

  1. FLLEYW44%
  2. ORDATL48%
  3. EYWFLL51%
  4. ORDBOS51%
  5. PBIEWR51%
  6. EWRPBI52%

Best airports for Spirit Airlines

  1. SNASanta Ana87%
  2. MKEMilwaukee87%
  3. RNOReno84%
  4. BDLHartford84%
  5. OAKOakland84%
  6. ACYAtlantic City83%

Worst airports for Spirit Airlines

  1. EYWKey West50%
  2. SAVSavannah61%
  3. RDURaleigh/Durham65%
  4. CAEColumbia65%
  5. BHMBirmingham68%
  6. ATLAtlanta69%

Where Spirit Airlines flies most

RouteFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
FLLATL3,10962%26 min
ATLFLL3,10668%24 min
EWRFLL2,57574%23 min
FLLEWR2,57167%26 min
MCOEWR2,45871%25 min
EWRMCO2,45474%23 min
BURLAS2,34880%15 min
LASBUR2,34585%11 min
DTWMCO2,28182%13 min
MCODTW2,27776%16 min
LGAFLL2,23976%20 min
FLLLGA2,23175%19 min
ORDFLL2,20871%25 min
FLLORD2,20667%25 min
DTWLGA2,15678%17 min
LGADTW2,15179%20 min
BWIFLL2,14378%17 min
FLLBWI2,14272%20 min
IAHFLL2,11476%19 min
FLLIAH2,11273%19 min
LASLAX2,05083%10 min
LAXLAS2,04281%14 min
DFWFLL1,78776%18 min
FLLDFW1,78772%19 min
SNALAS1,74787%10 min
LASSNA1,74588%8 min
DTWATL1,71975%18 min
ATLDTW1,71774%21 min
FLLDTW1,70772%21 min
DTWFLL1,69274%19 min
FLLCLT1,68170%20 min
CLTFLL1,67574%19 min
LASSAN1,65577%16 min
SANLAS1,65277%16 min
LASIAH1,62876%18 min
IAHLAS1,62580%16 min
FLLTPA1,59873%17 min
TPAFLL1,59777%17 min
DFWLAX1,59582%13 min
FLLPHL1,59373%19 min
PHLFLL1,59174%21 min
LAXDFW1,59180%17 min
SJUMCO1,59082%15 min
MCOSJU1,58677%16 min
LASDTW1,57881%16 min
DTWLAS1,57682%11 min
LGAMCO1,56682%17 min
MCOLGA1,56573%20 min
MCOFLL1,54578%15 min
LASDFW1,54179%16 min

Frequently asked questions

Is Spirit Airlines usually on time?
Spirit Airlines arrived on time (within 15 minutes of schedule) on 76% of flights between 2024-06 and 2026-05, ranking 10 of 15 US airlines by on-time percentage. The national average over the same period was 78%.
How often does Spirit Airlines cancel flights?
2.6% of Spirit Airlines flights were cancelled in this period, above the national rate of 1.6%.
Which routes is Spirit Airlines most reliable on?
Spirit Airlines&rsquo;s best on-time record is on LAX–PDX, at 95% based on 111 flights in this period.
Has Spirit Airlines been getting better or worse?
Comparing the first and second half of this dataset, Spirit Airlines&rsquo;s on-time percentage has declined by about 6 percentage points.
Which airports does Spirit Airlines perform best and worst at?
Spirit Airlines is most reliable out of Santa Ana (SNA) at 87% on-time, and weakest out of Key West (EYW) at 50%.

Airport hubs where this airline operates

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Based on 394,295 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.