Flight Reliability
NK 1497 · Spirit Airlines
Dallas–Fort Worth → Fort Lauderdale (DFW–FLL)90% of its flights flew this route. The rest (FLL–ATL) are included in these numbers.
- 52%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 31 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.1%
- Cancelled
- 14 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 99 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
NK 1497 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 60% of the time, versus 51% between 6–9 AM.
Saturdays have been rough.
NK 1497 arrived on time 63% of the time on Thursdays and just 39% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the DFW–FLL route.
NK 1497 arrived on time 52% of the time, versus 71% across the DFW–FLL route.
Well behind the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 1497 arrived on time 52% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon47%(15 flights)
- Tue60%(10 flights)
- Wed60%(10 flights)
- Thu63%(16 flights)
- Fri47%(17 flights)
- Sat39%(13 flights)
- Sun54%(13 flights)
- 6–9 AM51%(84 flights)
- 6–9 PM60%(10 flights)
Jan 67% → Apr 43% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 67% | 15 |
| February 2026 | 61% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 45% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 43% | 21 |
- Departures on time
- 67%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 94
- Months covered
- 5
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 99 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.