Flight Reliability
NK 1606 · Spirit Airlines
Orlando → Chicago (MCO–ORD)87% of its flights flew this route. The rest (IAH–SJU) are included in these numbers.
- 48%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 44 min
- Average arrival delay
- 7.2%
- Cancelled
- 17 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 125 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
NK 1606 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 43% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
NK 1606 arrived on time 77% of the time on Wednesdays and just 26% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the MCO–ORD route.
NK 1606 arrived on time 48% of the time, versus 71% across the MCO–ORD route.
Well behind the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 1606 arrived on time 48% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon29%(14 flights)
- Tue57%(14 flights)
- Wed77%(13 flights)
- Thu75%(24 flights)
- Fri29%(14 flights)
- Sat43%(14 flights)
- Sun26%(23 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM69%(16 flights)
- 12–3 PM43%(28 flights)
- 3–6 PM43%(56 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(4 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM50%(12 flights)
Jan 57% → Apr 44% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 57% | 23 |
| February 2026 | 33% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 46% | 26 |
| April 2026 | 44% | 23 |
- Departures on time
- 60%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 116
- Months covered
- 7
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 125 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.