Flight Reliability
NK 985 · Spirit Airlines
Detroit → Los Angeles (DTW–LAX)
52
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 63%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 19 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.5%
- Cancelled
- 2 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 86 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Saturdays have been rough.
NK 985 arrived on time 71% of the time on Thursdays and just 50% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the DTW–LAX route.
NK 985 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 79% across the DTW–LAX route.
Lagging the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 985 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon50%(14 flights)
- Tue—(9 flights)
- Wed—(9 flights)
- Thu71%(14 flights)
- Fri69%(13 flights)
- Sat50%(10 flights)
- Sun57%(14 flights)
50%
Apr
Jan 79% → Apr 50% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 79% | 14 |
| February 2026 | 70% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 53% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 50% | 12 |
- Departures on time
- 61%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 83
- Months covered
- 4
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 86 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.