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Carrier month · January 2026
Spirit Airlines in January 2026
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 January 2026, Spirit Airlines (NK) reported 11,915 scheduled domestic flights. 66.6% arrived on time, 7.2% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 75.3% on time and 4.7% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 8.7 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, it reported 17,544 flights with 79.1% on time: a change of −12.5 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 35%, late-arriving aircraft 34% and national aviation system 30%.
- On time 66.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 26.1%
- Cancelled 7.2%
- Diverted 0.1%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | NK, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 66.6% | 79.1% | 69.8% | 75.3% |
| Departed on time | 65.1% | 79.2% | 69.6% | 75.6% |
| Cancelled | 7.2% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| Average arrival delay | 10.4 min | 0.6 min | 12.2 min | 6.4 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 397 | 585 | 321 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled flights | 11,915 | 17,544 | 117,136 | 544,003 |
50 airports and 317 routes had NK flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 1,992 | 61.6% | 14.2 min | 6.8% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,501 | 67.1% | 10.8 min | 6.2% |
| EWR Newark | 749 | 63.7% | 10.7 min | 9.5% |
| DTW Detroit | 713 | 66.1% | 8.3 min | 5.0% |
| LGA New York | 547 | 68.7% | 5.8 min | 9.7% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 494 | 85.8% | -4.4 min | 2.4% |
| ORD Chicago | 463 | 53.6% | 23.3 min | 8.9% |
| ATL Atlanta | 458 | 63.8% | 17.8 min | 6.8% |
| IAH Houston | 449 | 72.4% | 4.7 min | 5.1% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 396 | 68.2% | 4.8 min | 11.1% |
| MIA Miami | 356 | 63.2% | 16.3 min | 6.7% |
| SJU San Juan | 292 | 63.7% | 15.3 min | 10.6% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 280 | 72.1% | 12.9 min | 3.9% |
| TPA Tampa | 245 | 67.8% | 11.6 min | 5.7% |
| CLT Charlotte | 241 | 65.6% | 4.0 min | 11.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Spirit Airlines flights were on time in January 2026?
66.6% of 11,915 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 75.3% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025 the carrier reported 17,544 flights with 79.1% on time and 3.3% cancelled, against 66.6% and 7.2% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for Spirit Airlines · methodology · corrections.