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Carrier month · August 2024
Spirit Airlines in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, Spirit Airlines (NK) reported 24,676 scheduled domestic flights. 67.1% arrived on time, 4.0% were cancelled and 0.3% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 74.7% on time and 2.1% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 7.6 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, it reported 21,514 flights with 65.6% on time: a change of +1.5 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 44%, late-arriving aircraft 28% and air carrier 24%.
- On time 67.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 28.7%
- Cancelled 4.0%
- Diverted 0.3%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | NK, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 67.1% | 65.6% | 69.8% | 74.7% |
| Departed on time | 66.4% | 65.6% | 69.6% | 75.4% |
| Cancelled | 4.0% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 2.1% |
| Average arrival delay | 16.2 min | 19.7 min | 12.2 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 823 | 717 | 321 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled flights | 24,676 | 21,514 | 117,136 | 619,025 |
59 airports and 591 routes had NK flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS Las Vegas | 2,573 | 67.5% | 16.5 min | 2.3% |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 2,225 | 59.4% | 21.7 min | 4.3% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,816 | 68.2% | 14.5 min | 2.9% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 1,212 | 74.9% | 9.5 min | 1.7% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 1,019 | 74.5% | 9.2 min | 1.6% |
| IAH Houston | 1,019 | 72.4% | 11.3 min | 2.5% |
| DTW Detroit | 1,009 | 71.6% | 12.6 min | 2.7% |
| EWR Newark | 985 | 61.3% | 18.3 min | 10.8% |
| ORD Chicago | 933 | 58.7% | 25.6 min | 2.7% |
| ATL Atlanta | 887 | 64.9% | 19.7 min | 3.8% |
| BOS Boston | 792 | 59.7% | 24.1 min | 6.8% |
| BWI Baltimore | 762 | 65.4% | 20.9 min | 3.3% |
| LGA New York | 710 | 67.6% | 21.1 min | 5.2% |
| MYR Myrtle Beach | 525 | 68.6% | 11.7 min | 6.5% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 501 | 65.7% | 14.7 min | 5.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Spirit Airlines flights were on time in August 2024?
67.1% of 24,676 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 74.7% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023 the carrier reported 21,514 flights with 65.6% on time and 1.4% cancelled, against 67.1% and 4.0% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for Spirit Airlines · methodology · corrections.