Flight Reliability
NK 1079 · Spirit Airlines
Newark → Detroit (EWR–DTW)
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 65%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 11.4%
- Cancelled
- 21 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 35 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
NK 1079 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 57% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Lagging the EWR–DTW route.
NK 1079 arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 79% across the EWR–DTW route.
Lagging the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 1079 arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon—(3 flights)
- Tue—(5 flights)
- Wed—(5 flights)
- Thu—(4 flights)
- Fri—(5 flights)
- Sat—(5 flights)
- Sun—(4 flights)
- 6–9 PM80%(10 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM57%(21 flights)
- Departures on time
- 58%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 31
- Months covered
- 2
Same route, other flights
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Based on 35 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.