Frontier 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.

Frontier was more punctual than Spirit over the last 12 months: 73.1% of its flights arrived on time, against 72.8%.

Frontier cancelled fewer flights (1.9% vs 3.9%), and late flights averaged 83 minutes late on Frontier vs 74 on Spirit.

On the 149 routes both airlines fly regularly, Frontier had the better on-time record on 50 and Spirit on 97, with 2 tied.

Frontier vs Spirit: key numbers

Last 12 months, all flights each airline operated.

FrontierSpirit

On-time arrivals73.1%72.8%

On-time departures73.6%72.5%

Cancelled1.9%3.9%

Diverted0.2%0.2%

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

FrontierSpirit

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.

FrontierSpirit

Airline (carrier)26.1%30.6%

Weather2.8%2.0%

Air traffic system (NAS)19.5%37.0%

Security0.0%0.3%

Late-arriving aircraft51.6%30.1%

149 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	Frontier on time	Spirit on time	Frontier flights	Spirit flights
ATL → FLL	64.4%	65.5%	970	1,216
FLL → ATL	64.5%	59.7%	969	1,217
PHL → MCO	69.8%	74.4%	1,573	520
MCO → PHL	70.2%	63.7%	1,571	516
MCO → SJU	75.3%	73.0%	1,291	547
SJU → MCO	78.9%	77.4%	1,290	547
ATL → MCO	64.8%	73.0%	1,223	410
MCO → ATL	67.5%	63.3%	1,221	410
DTW → MCO	76.0%	77.7%	461	873
MCO → DTW	80.2%	68.5%	460	866
PHL → FLL	72.8%	69.7%	620	647
FLL → PHL	63.1%	71.0%	618	648
MCO → DFW	78.2%	69.5%	777	452
DFW → MCO	73.5%	70.0%	774	453
LAS → LAX	79.8%	87.6%	623	555
ATL → DFW	59.8%	77.2%	906	269
DFW → ATL	66.0%	72.6%	907	267
LAX → LAS	72.3%	84.9%	624	550
IAH → MCO	71.8%	76.9%	559	607
MCO → IAH	80.8%	76.4%	559	605
MCO → EWR	86.9%	67.5%	155	1,001
EWR → MCO	81.5%	71.3%	155	998
ATL → MIA	64.3%	73.9%	900	252
LAS → DFW	79.0%	82.2%	841	311
DFW → LAS	75.5%	79.5%	841	307