LAX → DTW Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Detroit, MI · 547 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-01 · aggregated across 16 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 +58 min or later.
On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+58 min
Cancellation rate
2%

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

Across every Spirit Airlines flight number on LAX → DTW (547 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-01), 79% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 min; the worst 10% ran +58 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time42679%
16-30 min306%
31-60 min285%
61-120 min285%
2+ hrs244%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-076189%-1 min
2025-087985%+12 min
2025-097891%-9 min
2025-107892%-8 min
2025-113882%+12 min
2025-125467%+22 min
2026-014772%+14 min
2026-023664%+16 min
2026-033453%+44 min
2026-043165%+19 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon8475%
Tue6885%
Wed7084%
Thu8375%
Fri8785%
Sat6671%
Sun7881%

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