Spirit Airlines

defunct ultra low cost airline in the United States (1964/1983–2026)
Organization airline Q1190598
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Spirit Airlines was founded in 1983 [1] and operates as a Delaware corporation [2]. The organization was established under the legal structure of a Delaware corporation [2] and began its operations in the year 1983 [1]. Its corporate status and founding date are the only documented facts available regarding its structure and origin [1][2].

Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 9 annual filings
Revenue
$4.91B
▼ 8.4% YoY FY2024
Net Income
-$2.76M
▼ 124.5% YoY FY2025
Assets
$5.99B
▼ 31.3% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$-11.23
▼ 173.9% YoY FY2024
$0.00$1.47B$2.95B$4.42B$5.90B FY2016: $2.32B · NI $263.48M (11.4% margin)FY2017: $2.64B · NI $415.52M (15.7% margin)FY2018: $3.32B · NI $155.75M (4.7% margin)FY2019: $3.83B · NI $335.25M (8.8% margin)FY2020: $1.81B · NI $428.7K (0.0% margin)FY2021: $3.23B · NI -$472.6K (-0.0% margin)FY2022: $5.07B · NI -$544.1K (-0.0% margin)FY2023: $5.36B · NI -$447.5K (-0.0% margin)FY2024: $4.91B · NI -$1.23M (-0.0% margin) '16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2024-12-31 · accession 0001628280-26-018265

Spirit Airlines

Summary

Spirit Airlines is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 0.035% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,412 views/month, #1 of 2,889).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spirit Airlines's field of work was low-cost airline[3].
  • Spirit Airlines is in the country of United States[4].
  • Spirit Airlines's instance of is recorded as airline[5].
  • Spirit Airlines's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Spirit Airlines's instance of is recorded as organization[7].
  • Spirit Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320 family[8].
  • Spirit Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320neo family[9].
  • Spirit Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A319[10].
  • Spirit Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A321[11].
  • Spirit Airlines's headquarters location is recorded as Miramar[12].
  • Spirit Airlines's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert L. Fornaro[13].
  • Spirit Airlines's IATA airline designator is recorded as NK[14].
  • Spirit Airlines's ICAO airline designator is recorded as NKS[15].
  • Spirit Airlines's Commons category is recorded as Spirit Airlines[16].
  • Spirit Airlines's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[17].
  • Spirit Airlines's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[18].
  • 1983 marks the founding of Spirit Airlines[19].
  • Spirit Airlines's official website is recorded as https://www.spirit.com/[20].
  • Spirit Airlines's legal form is recorded as Delaware corporation[21].
  • Spirit Airlines's reward program is recorded as Free Spirit[22].
  • Spirit Airlines's airline accounting code is recorded as 487[23].
  • Spirit Airlines's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '1731 Radiant Drive, Dania Beach, Florida 33004'}[24].

Body

Founding

1983 marks the founding of Spirit Airlines[19].

Leadership

Spirit Airlines's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert L. Fornaro[13].

Operations

Spirit Airlines's headquarters location is recorded as Miramar[12].

Industry

Spirit Airlines's field of work was low-cost airline[3].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Nasdaq[17] and New York Stock Exchange[18].

Why It Matters

Spirit Airlines ranks in the top 0.035% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,412 views/month, #1 of 2,889).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . spirit.com. Retrieved . spirit.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net. d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 80DC-C98D-0D8E-9526-C09A
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 80DC-C98D-0D8E-9526-C09A, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
  2. 5d ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code Entity["Company", "SpiritAirlines::qn3d7"]
    Fandom article id logos:Spirit_Airlines
    The u.s. sun topic id topic/spirit-airlines
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Spirit Airlines, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/c02b8d8f9d16|details]])"
  3. 15w ago · DontCallMeLateForDinner · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location Miramar
    Wikidata description defunct ultra low cost airline in the United States (1964/1983–2026)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|4 */ [[Property:P159]]: [[Q745168]]"
  4. 15w ago · Robby · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Q139667345
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q139667345]]"
  5. 16w ago · Chimatronx · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +2026-05-02T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P576]]: 2 May 2026"
  6. 16w ago · DontCallMeLateForDinner · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Littlesis organization id
    Inception
    Instance of
    Item operated Airbus A320 family, Airbus A320neo family, Airbus A319 +1
    + 62 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P793]]: [[Q885621]]"
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