Flight Reliability
NK 1159 · Spirit Airlines
Newark → Detroit (EWR–DTW)
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 38%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 38 min
- Average arrival delay
- 8.6%
- Cancelled
- 20 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 35 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
NK 1159 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 16% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Well behind the EWR–DTW route.
NK 1159 arrived on time 38% of the time, versus 79% across the EWR–DTW route.
Well behind the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 1159 arrived on time 38% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon—(5 flights)
- Tue—(5 flights)
- Wed—(5 flights)
- Thu—(5 flights)
- Fri—(4 flights)
- Sat—(4 flights)
- Sun—(4 flights)
- 12–3 PM69%(13 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM16%(19 flights)
- Departures on time
- 44%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 32
- 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.