Flight Reliability
NK 585 · Spirit Airlines
Detroit → Tampa (DTW–TPA)
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 51%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 33 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.6%
- Cancelled
- 15 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 90 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
NK 585 arrived on time 73% of the time on Fridays and just 33% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the DTW–TPA route.
NK 585 arrived on time 51% of the time, versus 79% across the DTW–TPA route.
Well behind the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 585 arrived on time 51% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon36%(11 flights)
- Tue60%(10 flights)
- Wed46%(13 flights)
- Thu57%(14 flights)
- Fri73%(11 flights)
- Sat54%(13 flights)
- Sun33%(12 flights)
- 6–9 PM52%(27 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM51%(57 flights)
39%
Apr
Jan 61% → Apr 39% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 61% | 18 |
| February 2026 | 58% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 44% | 27 |
| April 2026 | 39% | 13 |
- Departures on time
- 52%
- Diverted
- 1.1%
- Flights flown
- 84
- Months covered
- 4
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 90 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.