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Flight Reliability

NK 262 · Spirit Airlines

Los Angeles → Newark (LAXEWR)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–MIA) are included in these numbers.

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
18 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 68 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

NK 262 departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 60% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

NK 262 arrived on time 100% of the time on Fridays and just 80% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the LAX–EWR route.

NK 262 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 80% across the LAX–EWR route.

Better than the Spirit Airlines network average.

NK 262 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(10 flights)
  • Tue80%(10 flights)
  • Wed(7 flights)
  • Thu91%(11 flights)
  • Fri100%(10 flights)
  • Sat(8 flights)
  • Sun80%(10 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(17 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(26 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM60%(10 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(12 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
Apr

Sep 96% → Apr 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
September 202596%25
October 202582%28
April 202675%12
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
1.5%
Flights flown
66
Months covered
4

Based on 68 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.