Flight Reliability
NK 983 · Spirit Airlines
Detroit → New York (DTW–LGA)82% of its flights flew this route. The rest (FLL–MYR, ATL–FLL) are included in these numbers.
- 62%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 26 min
- Average arrival delay
- 10.5%
- Cancelled
- 6 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 95 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
9 PM–12 AM has a slight edge.
Departures between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 64% of the time, against 60% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
NK 983 arrived on time 79% of the time on Saturdays and just 40% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the DTW–LGA route.
NK 983 arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 76% across the DTW–LGA route.
Lagging the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 983 arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon—(9 flights)
- Tue—(9 flights)
- Wed—(9 flights)
- Thu60%(20 flights)
- Fri64%(14 flights)
- Sat79%(14 flights)
- Sun40%(10 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(9 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM60%(60 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(5 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM64%(11 flights)
Jan 64% → Apr 64% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 64% | 22 |
| February 2026 | 71% | 24 |
| March 2026 | 52% | 23 |
| April 2026 | 64% | 11 |
- Departures on time
- 64%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 85
- Months covered
- 6
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 95 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.