Spirit Airlines DTW to EWR on-time performance
Spirit Airlines nonstop flights from Detroit to Newark · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
68%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
8.3%
41 flights
Avg arrival delay
24 min
73 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 4
route average 77% on time
Key facts
- Spirit Airlines flights on DTW to EWR arrived on time 68% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 8.3% were cancelled, and 15% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 77% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (56%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion56%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)26%
- Late-arriving aircraft17%
- Extreme weather1%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to EWR
- Delta Air Lines75% on time · 21 min avg delay
- Republic Airways81% on time · 15 min avg delay
- United Airlines90% on time · 11 min avg delay
Full DTW to EWR comparison →
Spirit Airlines on-time record across all routes →
496 Spirit Airlines flights tracked on this route; 41 cancelled, 0 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.