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Flight Reliability

NK 251 · Spirit Airlines

Indianapolis → Newark (INDEWR)83% of its flights flew this route. The rest (FLL–ACY) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min early
Average arrival delay
10.9%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 101 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

NK 251 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

NK 251 arrived on time 100% of the time on Tuesdays and just 67% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the IND–EWR route.

NK 251 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 84% across the IND–EWR route.

Better than the Spirit Airlines network average.

NK 251 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(12 flights)
  • Tue100%(12 flights)
  • Wed93%(14 flights)
  • Thu83%(12 flights)
  • Fri100%(13 flights)
  • Sat92%(13 flights)
  • Sun85%(13 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(73 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(16 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
Apr

Jan 86% → Apr 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
January 202686%22
February 202693%15
March 202692%24
April 202686%28
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
1.0%
Flights flown
89
Months covered
4

Based on 101 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.