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Flight Reliability

NK 553 · Spirit Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and NK 553 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

58%
Arrive within 15 minutes
25 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
8 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 159 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon50%(20 flights)
  • Tue72%(25 flights)
  • Wed79%(19 flights)
  • Thu48%(23 flights)
  • Fri55%(20 flights)
  • Sat52%(23 flights)
  • Sun52%(25 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(8 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(30 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(10 flights)
  • 6–9 PM52%(107 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
Apr

Nov 76% → Apr 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202576%29
December 202559%17
January 202669%26
February 202657%28
March 202624%29
April 202664%25
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
155
Months covered
7

Based on 159 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.