Spirit Airlines Delays

73.2% on-time over the last 12 months · 2015–2026

152,066Flights
73.2%On-time
20.8 minAvg delay
3.4%Cancelled

Delay causes (last 12 months)

  • Air carrier29.2%
  • Extreme weather2.5%
  • National Aviation System39.2%
  • Security0.3%
  • Late-arriving aircraft28.8%

By year

Spirit Airlines on-time performance by year
YearFlightsOn-timeAvg delayCancelled
202647,20264.7%26.8 min7.5%
2025194,51578.4%16.7 min1.5%
2024261,10375.9%17.7 min1.9%
2023263,87170.7%21.9 min1.7%
2022232,40075.2%17.6 min3%
2021191,36179.1%14.6 min3%
2020135,10288.5%7.7 min2.2%
2019204,84580.9%14.1 min1.8%
2018176,17881.9%14.2 min1%
2017156,81879.7%14.9 min3.3%
2016138,19975.8%16.4 min1.9%
2015117,37970.2%20 min1.7%

Worst-performing routes

On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.