Spirit Airlines DTW to LGA on-time performance
Spirit Airlines nonstop flights from Detroit to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
70%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
7.6%
69 flights
Avg arrival delay
24 min
75 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 3
route average 75% on time
Key facts
- Spirit Airlines flights on DTW to LGA arrived on time 70% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 7.6% were cancelled, and 14% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 75% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (53%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion53%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)34%
- Late-arriving aircraft12%
- Security0%
- Extreme weather0%
Other airlines on DTW to LGA
- Delta Air Lines77% on time · 17 min avg delay
- Republic Airways77% on time · 20 min avg delay
Full DTW to LGA comparison →
Spirit Airlines on-time record across all routes →
911 Spirit Airlines flights tracked on this route; 69 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.