Flight Reliability
NK 897 · Spirit Airlines
Orlando → Chicago (MCO–ORD)
34
Bring Snacks
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 47%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 29 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.9%
- Cancelled
- 17 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 35 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
NK 897 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 57% of the time, versus 40% between 3–6 PM.
Well behind the MCO–ORD route.
NK 897 arrived on time 47% of the time, versus 71% across the MCO–ORD route.
Well behind the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 897 arrived on time 47% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon—(5 flights)
- Tue—(5 flights)
- Wed—(5 flights)
- Thu—(5 flights)
- Fri—(5 flights)
- Sat—(5 flights)
- Sun—(4 flights)
- 3–6 PM40%(20 flights)
- 6–9 PM57%(14 flights)
- Departures on time
- 65%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 34
- Months covered
- 2
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 35 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.