Envoy 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 80.9% of Envoy flights arrived on time, compared with 72.8% for Spirit.

Envoy cancelled fewer flights (2.2% vs 3.9%), and late flights averaged 69 minutes late on Envoy vs 74 on Spirit.

On the 13 routes both airlines fly regularly, Envoy had the better on-time record on 11 and Spirit on 2.

Envoy vs Spirit: key numbers

Last 12 months, all flights each airline operated.

EnvoySpirit

On-time arrivals80.9%72.8%

On-time departures82.2%72.5%

Cancelled2.2%3.9%

Diverted0.3%0.2%

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

EnvoySpirit

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.

EnvoySpirit

Airline (carrier)19.6%30.6%

Weather12.9%2.0%

Air traffic system (NAS)23.1%37.0%

Security0.1%0.3%

Late-arriving aircraft44.3%30.1%

13 routes where each airline had at least 100 completed flights in the last 12 months. Better on-time rate in bold.

Route	Envoy on time	Spirit on time	Envoy flights	Spirit flights
ORD → EWR	78.9%	45.6%	595	150
EWR → ORD	73.3%	51.6%	595	149
ORD → MSY	83.2%	70.5%	445	206
MSY → ORD	81.8%	71.6%	445	205
ORD → IAH	74.6%	65.7%	353	274
IAH → ORD	73.3%	63.3%	354	272
IAH → MIA	78.5%	70.1%	122	380
MIA → IAH	86.9%	68.5%	122	380
ATL → MIA	74.6%	73.9%	231	252
MIA → ATL	78.7%	74.7%	229	252
MSY → DFW	72.6%	73.5%	205	170
DFW → MSY	78.8%	73.8%	205	168
DFW → ORD	68.7%	75.2%	137	107