Spirit Airlines ORD to EWR on-time performance
Spirit Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Newark · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
46%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
15.3%
23 flights
Avg arrival delay
44 min
79 min when late
Rank on route
#5 of 5
route average 70% on time
Key facts
- Spirit Airlines flights on ORD to EWR arrived on time 46% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 15.3% were cancelled, and 34% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #5 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 70% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (44%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion44%
- Late-arriving aircraft30%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)18%
- Extreme weather8%
- Security0%
Other airlines on ORD to EWR
- United Airlines72% on time · 25 min avg delay
- American Airlines57% on time · 37 min avg delay
- Envoy Air79% on time · 14 min avg delay
- Republic Airways60% on time · 34 min avg delay
Full ORD to EWR comparison →
Spirit Airlines on-time record across all routes →
150 Spirit Airlines flights tracked on this route; 23 cancelled, 2 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.