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Flight Reliability

NK 457 · Spirit Airlines

Newark → Austin (EWRAUS)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (FLL–ACY) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
9.2%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 120 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

NK 457 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 39% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

NK 457 arrived on time 92% of the time on Tuesdays and just 53% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the EWR–AUS route.

NK 457 arrived on time 73% of the time, versus 79% across the EWR–AUS route.

Keep a backup plan handy.

NK 457 was cancelled 9.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(16 flights)
  • Tue92%(12 flights)
  • Wed82%(11 flights)
  • Thu89%(18 flights)
  • Fri68%(19 flights)
  • Sat67%(18 flights)
  • Sun53%(15 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(58 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM39%(28 flights)
On-time trend by month
50%
Mar

Sep 100% → Mar 50% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
September 2025100%20
January 202674%23
February 202683%24
March 202650%30
Departures on time
66%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
109
Months covered
6

Based on 120 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.