Flight Reliability
NK 2848 · Spirit Airlines
New Orleans → Tampa (MSY–TPA)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DTW–SLC) are included in these numbers.
- 69%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.9%
- Cancelled
- 5 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 102 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
NK 2848 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 66% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
NK 2848 arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays and just 54% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the MSY–TPA route.
NK 2848 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 78% across the MSY–TPA route.
A bit behind the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 2848 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon71%(17 flights)
- Tue70%(10 flights)
- Wed85%(13 flights)
- Thu64%(14 flights)
- Fri78%(18 flights)
- Sat57%(14 flights)
- Sun54%(13 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(11 flights)
- 3–6 PM66%(88 flights)
Jan 78% → Apr 71% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 78% | 18 |
| February 2026 | 70% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 52% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 71% | 14 |
- Departures on time
- 72%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 99
- Months covered
- 6
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 102 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.