Flight Reliability
NK 259 · Spirit Airlines
Columbus → Fort Lauderdale (CMH–FLL)86% of its flights flew this route. The rest (IAH–ATL) are included in these numbers.
- 82%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 10 min
- Average arrival delay
- 8.8%
- Cancelled
- 1 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 113 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 6–9 AM departure wins.
NK 259 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 79% between 3–6 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
NK 259 arrived on time 100% of the time on Wednesdays and just 73% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the CMH–FLL route.
NK 259 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 78% across the CMH–FLL route.
Better than the Spirit Airlines network average.
NK 259 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon80%(15 flights)
- Tue73%(15 flights)
- Wed100%(13 flights)
- Thu80%(15 flights)
- Fri88%(16 flights)
- Sat79%(14 flights)
- Sun73%(15 flights)
- 3–6 AM79%(63 flights)
- 6–9 AM88%(25 flights)
- 12–3 PM80%(15 flights)
Jan 74% → Apr 83% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 74% | 23 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 80% | 25 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 29 |
- Departures on time
- 78%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 103
- Months covered
- 4
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 113 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.