Flight Reliability
NK 1917 · Spirit Airlines
Detroit → Los Angeles (DTW–LAX)
100
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 93%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 10 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 16 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 58 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Better than the DTW–LAX route average.
NK 1917 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 79% across the DTW–LAX route.
Well ahead of the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 1917 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon—(8 flights)
- Tue—(8 flights)
- Wed—(8 flights)
- Thu—(9 flights)
- Fri—(9 flights)
- Sat—(8 flights)
- Sun—(8 flights)
- Departures on time
- 91%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 58
- Months covered
- 2
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 58 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.