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Carrier month · September 2024
Spirit Airlines in September 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 September 2024, Spirit Airlines (NK) reported 20,399 scheduled domestic flights. 81.6% arrived on time, 1.2% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 83.9% on time and 0.6% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 2.3 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in September 2023, it reported 21,036 flights with 74.8% on time: a change of +6.8 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 42%, air carrier 30% and late-arriving aircraft 25%.
- On time 81.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.1%
- Cancelled 1.2%
- Diverted 0.1%
September 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | NK, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 81.6% | 74.8% | 69.8% | 83.9% |
| Departed on time | 81.4% | 74.4% | 69.6% | 84.4% |
| Cancelled | 1.2% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 0.6% |
| Average arrival delay | 1.0 min | 8.6 min | 12.2 min | 1.0 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 680 | 701 | 321 | 19,421 |
| Scheduled flights | 20,399 | 21,036 | 117,136 | 582,622 |
59 airports and 555 routes had NK flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS Las Vegas | 2,305 | 79.7% | 4.7 min | 0.4% |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 1,916 | 73.3% | 8.6 min | 0.9% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,436 | 85.5% | -3.9 min | 0.6% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 938 | 89.1% | -4.9 min | 0.4% |
| IAH Houston | 913 | 86.6% | -5.2 min | 1.1% |
| EWR Newark | 872 | 83.3% | -1.7 min | 1.5% |
| DTW Detroit | 843 | 85.9% | -8.5 min | 1.1% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 839 | 82.1% | 3.1 min | 0.5% |
| ATL Atlanta | 738 | 75.7% | 4.7 min | 4.7% |
| ORD Chicago | 696 | 81.6% | 1.5 min | 0.6% |
| LGA New York | 666 | 91.4% | -11.4 min | 0.5% |
| BOS Boston | 614 | 75.1% | 8.3 min | 1.5% |
| BWI Baltimore | 518 | 83.4% | -1.6 min | 1.0% |
| MYR Myrtle Beach | 447 | 88.1% | -7.3 min | 0.9% |
| TPA Tampa | 393 | 80.4% | 1.2 min | 6.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Spirit Airlines flights were on time in September 2024?
81.6% of 20,399 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 83.9% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2023 the carrier reported 21,036 flights with 74.8% on time and 1.6% cancelled, against 81.6% and 1.2% in September 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 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.