Spirit Airlines in February 2026

62.8%arrived on time

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 February 2026, Spirit Airlines (NK) reported 11,512 scheduled domestic flights. 62.8% arrived on time, 8.0% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.

All reporting carriers together recorded 78.3% on time and 2.3% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 15.5 points below the combined figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, it reported 16,232 flights with 80.4% on time: a change of −17.6 points.

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 37%, late-arriving aircraft 34% and national aviation system 28%.

On time 62.8%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 29.1%
Cancelled 8.0%
Diverted 0.1%

Every scheduled domestic flight reported by Spirit Airlines in February 2026.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	NK, 12 months to Jul 2026	All carriers, Feb 2026
Arrived on time	62.8%	80.4%	69.8%	78.3%
Departed on time	61.7%	81.3%	69.6%	78.1%
Cancelled	8.0%	1.1%	3.9%	2.3%
Average arrival delay	15.4 min	2.4 min	12.2 min	4.3 min
Scheduled flights a day	384	541	321	17,168
Scheduled flights	11,512	16,232	117,136	515,037

46 airports and 274 routes had NK flights that month.

Busiest airports that month

Airport	Departures	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
FLL Fort Lauderdale	1,907	55.9%	22.4 min	7.1%
MCO Orlando	1,464	60.8%	16.3 min	7.9%
EWR Newark	716	59.1%	14.5 min	14.0%
DTW Detroit	713	65.2%	9.5 min	7.6%
LGA New York	504	64.9%	9.3 min	12.1%
LAS Las Vegas	488	81.8%	0.5 min	3.7%
IAH Houston	430	67.4%	14.4 min	5.6%
ATL Atlanta	421	55.8%	25.3 min	5.9%
ORD Chicago	410	55.9%	27.5 min	5.4%
MIA Miami	364	55.2%	21.7 min	8.2%
DFW Dallas/Fort Worth	356	69.1%	12.1 min	5.6%
SJU San Juan	293	61.8%	22.4 min	4.1%
BOS Boston	260	43.8%	40.8 min	12.3%
MSY New Orleans	241	72.6%	12.0 min	3.3%
TPA Tampa	230	56.5%	23.8 min	7.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of NK flights that arrived on time, by scheduled departure hour (local time at each origin), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	All carriers, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	36.7%	38.2%	89,323
Late-arriving aircraft	34.1%	37.2%	83,056
National Aviation System	27.9%	18.5%	67,934
Extreme weather	1.1%	6.0%	2,631
Security	0.2%	0.2%	422

243,366 delay minutes on 3,351 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

What share of Spirit Airlines flights were on time in February 2026?

62.8% of 11,512 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 78.3% that month.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025 the carrier reported 16,232 flights with 80.4% on time and 1.1% cancelled, against 62.8% and 8.0% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 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.