Republic vs Spirit: On-Time Performance Compared

Last 12 months · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Data through July 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026

Spirit Airlines has not reported flights to BTS since May 2026. Figures cover its flights up to then.

Over the last 12 months 78.7% of Republic flights arrived on time, compared with 72.8% for Spirit.

Spirit cancelled fewer flights (3.9% vs 4.1%), and late flights averaged 72 minutes late on Republic vs 74 on Spirit.

On the 28 routes both airlines fly regularly, Republic had the better on-time record on 25 and Spirit on 3.

Republic vs Spirit: key numbers

Last 12 months, all flights each airline operated.

RepublicSpirit

On-time arrivals78.7%72.8%

On-time departures81.3%72.5%

Cancelled4.1%3.9%

Diverted0.2%0.2%

On-time arrival % each month, last 24 months.

RepublicSpirit

50%60%70%80%90%

Aug ’24Nov ’24Feb ’25May ’25Aug ’25Nov ’25Feb ’26May ’26

Share of each airline’s reported delay minutes by cause, last 12 months.

RepublicSpirit

Airline (carrier)23.5%30.6%

Weather5.7%2.0%

Air traffic system (NAS)31.8%37.0%

Security0.1%0.3%

Late-arriving aircraft38.9%30.1%

28 routes where each airline had at least 100 completed flights in the last 12 months; the 25 busiest are shown. Better on-time rate in bold.

Route	Republic on time	Spirit on time	Republic flights	Spirit flights
CMH → LGA	80.1%	71.4%	2,886	158
LGA → CMH	77.6%	82.9%	2,887	156
IND → EWR	84.5%	88.9%	1,934	285
EWR → IND	83.7%	69.0%	1,934	284
EWR → DTW	84.1%	67.7%	1,538	495
DTW → EWR	80.6%	68.3%	1,519	496
DTW → LGA	77.3%	69.7%	1,045	911
LGA → DTW	75.1%	74.6%	1,045	909
LGA → ORD	68.2%	64.5%	1,288	299
ORD → LGA	71.2%	51.3%	1,287	299
LGA → CLT	79.7%	68.8%	946	298
CLT → LGA	80.9%	79.2%	945	297
CLT → EWR	82.3%	75.6%	733	373
EWR → CLT	88.6%	72.0%	729	375
MYR → EWR	78.2%	81.7%	491	355
EWR → MYR	82.8%	72.6%	491	352
ORD → IAH	76.8%	65.7%	367	274
IAH → ORD	73.3%	63.3%	365	272
ORD → MSY	79.5%	70.5%	388	206
MSY → ORD	79.5%	71.6%	388	205
EWR → ATL	86.6%	71.0%	130	394
ATL → EWR	79.5%	65.8%	130	389
EWR → CHS	83.6%	73.9%	227	256
CHS → EWR	85.2%	62.3%	225	255
EWR → RDU	94.1%	61.2%	268	200