Flight Reliability
NK 1496 · Spirit Airlines
Fort Lauderdale → Dallas–Fort Worth (FLL–DFW)90% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–FLL) are included in these numbers.
- 51%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 41 min
- Average arrival delay
- 6.0%
- Cancelled
- 15 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 100 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
NK 1496 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 70% of the time, versus 49% between 6–9 PM.
Mondays have been rough.
NK 1496 arrived on time 69% of the time on Fridays and just 31% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the FLL–DFW route.
NK 1496 arrived on time 51% of the time, versus 73% across the FLL–DFW route.
Well behind the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 1496 arrived on time 51% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon31%(13 flights)
- Tue55%(11 flights)
- Wed64%(11 flights)
- Thu47%(17 flights)
- Fri69%(16 flights)
- Sat42%(12 flights)
- Sun50%(14 flights)
- 3–6 PM70%(10 flights)
- 6–9 PM49%(84 flights)
Jan 80% → Apr 59% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 80% | 15 |
| February 2026 | 62% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 23% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 59% | 22 |
- Departures on time
- 44%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 94
- Months covered
- 5
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 100 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.