Flight Reliability
NK 1656 · Spirit Airlines
Fort Lauderdale → Pensacola (FLL–PNS)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (AUS–LAS) are included in these numbers.
- 48%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 36 min
- Average arrival delay
- 6.5%
- Cancelled
- 20 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 92 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
NK 1656 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 33% between 12–3 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
NK 1656 arrived on time 57% of the time on Thursdays and just 23% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the FLL–PNS route.
NK 1656 arrived on time 48% of the time, versus 66% across the FLL–PNS route.
Well behind the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 1656 arrived on time 48% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon44%(16 flights)
- Tue—(9 flights)
- Wed—(8 flights)
- Thu57%(14 flights)
- Fri53%(19 flights)
- Sat—(7 flights)
- Sun23%(13 flights)
- 12–3 PM33%(51 flights)
- 3–6 PM69%(35 flights)
Jan 64% → Apr 21% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 64% | 14 |
| February 2026 | 60% | 20 |
| March 2026 | 39% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 21% | 14 |
- Departures on time
- 44%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 86
- Months covered
- 6
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 92 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.