Flight Reliability
NK 986 · Spirit Airlines
Los Angeles → Detroit (LAX–DTW)
40
Bring Snacks
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 66%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 22 min
- Average arrival delay
- 7.0%
- Cancelled
- 3 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 86 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Saturdays have been rough.
NK 986 arrived on time 77% of the time on Fridays and just 50% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the LAX–DTW route.
NK 986 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 83% across the LAX–DTW route.
Lagging the Spirit Airlines network.
NK 986 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 74% across the Spirit Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon58%(12 flights)
- Tue—(9 flights)
- Wed—(9 flights)
- Thu71%(14 flights)
- Fri77%(13 flights)
- Sat50%(10 flights)
- Sun62%(13 flights)
58%
Apr
Jan 86% → Apr 58% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 86% | 14 |
| February 2026 | 69% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 57% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 58% | 12 |
- Departures on time
- 64%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 80
- 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.