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Flight Reliability

NK 2020 · Spirit Airlines

Houston → Detroit (IAHDTW)84% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LAS–SAN) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
8.6%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 70 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

6–9 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 6–9 PM arrived on time 74% of the time, against 70% between 6–9 AM.

Thursdays have been rough.

NK 2020 arrived on time 91% of the time on Saturdays and just 30% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the IAH–DTW route.

NK 2020 arrived on time 70% of the time, versus 81% across the IAH–DTW route.

A bit behind the Spirit Airlines network.

NK 2020 arrived on time 70% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon(6 flights)
  • Tue(7 flights)
  • Wed64%(11 flights)
  • Thu30%(10 flights)
  • Fri(9 flights)
  • Sat91%(11 flights)
  • Sun90%(10 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM70%(20 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(8 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(35 flights)
On-time trend by month
54%
Apr

Jun 64% → Apr 54% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%11
January 202682%17
March 202675%16
April 202654%13
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
64
Months covered
5

Based on 70 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.