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Flight Reliability

NK 898 · Spirit Airlines

Chicago → Dallas–Fort Worth (ORDDFW)

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Bring Snacks
WanderNerd Reliability Score
53%
Arrive within 15 minutes
28 min
Average arrival delay
5.9%
Cancelled
15 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 34 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

3–6 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 3–6 PM arrived on time 50% of the time, against 44% between 6–9 PM.

Well behind the ORD–DFW route.

NK 898 arrived on time 53% of the time, versus 71% across the ORD–DFW route.

Well behind the Spirit Airlines network.

NK 898 arrived on time 53% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon(4 flights)
  • Tue(5 flights)
  • Wed(4 flights)
  • Thu(5 flights)
  • Fri(5 flights)
  • Sat(5 flights)
  • Sun(4 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(10 flights)
  • 6–9 PM44%(18 flights)
Departures on time
41%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
32
Months covered
2

Based on 34 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.