DTW → LGA Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines · Detroit, MI to New York, NY · 999 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-01 · aggregated across 32 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -5 min, while the worst 10% run +84 min or later.
On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+84 min
Cancellation rate
8%

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

Across every Spirit Airlines flight number on DTW → LGA (999 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-01), 70% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -5 min; the worst 10% ran +84 min or later. 8% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time64870%
16-30 min687%
31-60 min788%
61-120 min778%
2+ hrs516%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-078070%+19 min
2025-088287%+1 min
2025-098678%+7 min
2025-109170%+15 min
2025-1111369%+16 min
2025-1211162%+20 min
2026-0110572%+7 min
2026-028868%+22 min
2026-037859%+30 min
2026-048569%+13 min
2026-05367%+17 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon12764%
Tue14177%
Wed12676%
Thu13866%
Fri13472%
Sat13576%
Sun12160%

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