DTW → ATL Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines · Detroit, MI to Atlanta, GA · 677 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-01 · aggregated across 22 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -7 min, while the worst 10% run +54 min or later.
On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+54 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is Spirit Airlines from DTW to ATL?

Across every Spirit Airlines flight number on DTW → ATL (677 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-01), 76% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 min; the worst 10% ran +54 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time49876%
16-30 min528%
31-60 min528%
61-120 min305%
2+ hrs274%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-078375%+14 min
2025-088573%+2 min
2025-098088%-2 min
2025-107784%+4 min
2025-115677%+8 min
2025-124569%+20 min
2026-016580%+5 min
2026-026371%+13 min
2026-036065%+20 min
2026-044466%+12 min
2026-0510%+708 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon9668%
Tue8777%
Wed8985%
Thu10077%
Fri9773%
Sat9378%
Sun9771%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…