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Flight Reliability

NK 2538 · Spirit Airlines

Charlotte → Orlando (CLTMCO)

76
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 80 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

NK 2538 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 67% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Thursdays have been rough.

NK 2538 arrived on time 100% of the time on Wednesdays and just 46% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the CLT–MCO route average.

NK 2538 arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 70% across the CLT–MCO route.

A bit ahead of the Spirit Airlines network.

NK 2538 arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(11 flights)
  • Tue73%(11 flights)
  • Wed100%(12 flights)
  • Thu46%(11 flights)
  • Fri83%(12 flights)
  • Sat91%(11 flights)
  • Sun70%(10 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM86%(21 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(7 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(17 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(33 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
Oct

Aug 84% → Oct 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202584%19
September 202583%29
October 202570%30
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
78
Months covered
3

Based on 80 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.