Spirit Airlines Aircraft Operating Statistics- Cost Per Block Hour (Unadjusted)
Spirit Airlines
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  Small Narrowbodies $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,884 $2,167 $2,419 $2,330 $2,450 $2,641 $3,300 $3,717 $3,140 $3,573 $2,853 $3,438 $4,143 $4,244 $4,188 $4,184 $3,154 $2,984 $3,178 $3,589 $3,469 $4,518
(Ex Fuel) $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,243 $1,196 $1,525 $1,435 $1,426 $1,344 $1,835 $2,119 $1,565 $1,540 $1,538 $1,750 $1,796 $1,879 $1,890 $2,040 $1,886 $1,908 $1,854 $1,870 $1,904 $3,411
Pilots $0 $0 $0 $0 $268 $319 $339 $340 $364 $383 $482 $479 $393 $413 $429 $501 $540 $552 $528 $559 $558 $597 $569 $742 $817 $1,541
Salaries and Wages $0 $0 $0 $0 $187 $241 $257 $264 $286 $296 $367 $370 $307 $325 $346 $408 $432 $437 $421 $434 $430 $472 $449 $587 $637 $1,198
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $19 $7 $5 $7 $6 $7 $13 $9 $4 $3 $3 $5 $5 $5 $4 $3 $3 $4 $4 $5 $5 $9
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $0 $0 $0 $0 $23 $27 $34 $34 $42 $42 $56 $55 $41 $51 $51 $57 $61 $59 $84 $103 $107 $101 $95 $129 $155 $311
Per Diem/ Personnel $0 $0 $0 $0 $40 $43 $43 $36 $30 $39 $46 $45 $41 $34 $29 $31 $41 $51 $19 $19 $20 $21 $21 $21 $21 $23
Purchased Goods $0 $0 $0 $0 $689 $1,010 $948 $963 $1,124 $1,378 $1,638 $1,745 $1,705 $2,157 $1,447 $1,855 $2,520 $2,539 $2,445 $2,337 $1,402 $1,202 $1,439 $1,830 $1,661 $1,187
Fuel/Oil $0 $0 $0 $0 $641 $970 $894 $895 $1,024 $1,297 $1,465 $1,598 $1,575 $2,033 $1,315 $1,688 $2,347 $2,365 $2,297 $2,144 $1,267 $1,076 $1,325 $1,718 $1,565 $1,106
Insurance $0 $0 $0 $0 $20 $25 $31 $57 $93 $73 $71 $63 $48 $40 $45 $45 $44 $40 $34 $28 $21 $17 $13 $12 $12 $15
Other (inc. Tax) $0 $0 $0 $0 $28 $15 $24 $11 $7 $8 $103 $85 $82 $83 $87 $122 $129 $133 $115 $165 $114 $110 $101 $100 $85 $66
Maintenance $0 $0 $0 $0 $395 $200 $414 $492 $589 $430 $548 $321 $262 $291 $305 $349 $331 $387 $381 $393 $355 $394 $391 $373 $357 $524
Labor $0 $0 $0 $0 $118 $1 $124 $137 $144 $116 $144 $91 $104 $115 $105 $105 $91 $94 $112 $115 $115 $157 $163 $147 $147 $268
Materials $0 $0 $0 $0 $56 $42 $191 $211 $163 $197 $334 $198 $68 $104 $194 $237 $221 $269 $194 $182 $160 $144 $140 $139 $131 $158
Third Party $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4 $1 $78 $117 $114 $32 $50 $65 $11 $15 $18 $24 $76 $97 $80 $92 $88 $86 $79 $98
Total Direct $0 $0 $0 $0 $395 $200 $414 $492 $589 $430 $548 $321 $262 $291 $305 $349 $331 $387 $381 $393 $355 $394 $391 $373 $357 $524
Burden $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Aircraft Ownership $0 $0 $0 $0 $518 $625 $700 $571 $363 $425 $612 $1,169 $773 $705 $680 $728 $742 $756 $820 $871 $761 $654 $602 $425 $408 $806
Rentals $0 $0 $0 $0 $282 $390 $547 $314 $255 $286 $541 $1,118 $765 $704 $678 $726 $742 $756 $737 $736 $633 $537 $477 $345 $303 $556
Depreciation and Amortization $0 $0 $0 $0 $235 $235 $153 $258 $108 $139 $70 $50 $8 $1 $3 $1 $0 $0 $83 $135 $128 $117 $125 $80 $105 $251
Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $14 $12 $18 -$37 $10 $24 $20 $4 $7 $7 -$10 $7 $10 $10 $13 $24 $76 $137 $177 $219 $226 $459
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                   8                 11                 12                 16                 20                 24                 28                 28                 29                 31                 26                 24                 30                 31                 26                 26                 27                 26                 29                 28                27                 27                 31                 31                 30                 24
Seats Per Departure               119               114               118               128               138               154               160               159               154               151               145               133               144               145               145               145               145               145               145               146              147               148               146               145               145               149
Average Stage Length               780               745               711               744               870               856               950           1,044           1,059           1,007               908               826               935               915               924               931               914               889               946               991              983               990           1,037           1,050           1,023           1,082
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               602               317               292               978               931               919               964           1,008           1,006               997               919               777               770               734               747               703               770               753               769               743              734           1,015               799               799               782               748
Load Factor 82.0% 68.5% 75.3% 76.0% 74.0% 72.8% 73.2% 73.4% 78.9% 78.8% 81.1% 81.3% 79.7% 79.5% 79.5% 82.1% 85.8% 85.7% 87.1% 87.2% 84.2% 84.4% 84.4% 84.1% 84.1% 69.0%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours             5.70             5.51             6.29             5.71             8.61             8.30             7.64             9.15             9.53             9.67             8.66             9.28           11.63           12.44           12.90           12.55           12.34           12.59           12.25           12.75          13.11           12.96           11.42           11.89           12.27             6.24
Airborne Hours             3.56             4.71             4.18             4.83             7.23             7.12             6.45             7.86             8.11             8.50             7.31             7.42             9.88           10.52           10.85           10.88           10.76           10.78           10.72           10.75          10.85           10.92             9.80           10.24           10.46             5.39
Departures             2.58             2.61             3.09             2.70             3.54             3.38             2.92             3.33             3.42             3.57             3.46             3.87             4.59             5.00             5.23             5.08             5.04             5.25             4.85             4.88             5.04             4.97             4.21             4.32             4.55             2.24
  Large Narrowbodies                   $3,281 $3,354 $3,766 $4,671 $3,168 $2,611 $3,230 $3,725 $4,183 $4,148 $4,172 $3,138 $2,873 $3,145 $3,541 $3,476 $4,098
(Ex Fuel) $1,730 $1,868 $2,149 $2,297 $1,350 $1,406 $1,641 $1,604 $1,855 $1,874 $2,040 $1,881 $1,833 $1,834 $1,844 $1,910 $3,041
Pilots $413 $495 $485 $576 $361 $393 $470 $482 $543 $523 $558 $557 $573 $563 $732 $819 $1,349
Salaries and Wages $320 $378 $375 $446 $285 $317 $385 $386 $431 $417 $433 $429 $454 $444 $580 $639 $1,058
Pilot Training $9 $13 $9 $5 $3 $2 $5 $4 $5 $4 $3 $3 $3 $4 $5 $5 $8
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $41 $57 $56 $60 $45 $47 $51 $53 $57 $83 $102 $106 $96 $94 $127 $154 $263
Per Diem/ Personnel $44 $47 $46 $64 $29 $27 $29 $38 $50 $19 $19 $20 $20 $21 $20 $21 $21
Purchased Goods $1,638 $1,659 $1,767 $2,560 $1,925 $1,325 $1,743 $2,277 $2,499 $2,420 $2,327 $1,391 $1,161 $1,424 $1,806 $1,663 $1,127
Fuel/Oil $1,550 $1,486 $1,617 $2,374 $1,818 $1,205 $1,589 $2,121 $2,328 $2,273 $2,132 $1,257 $1,040 $1,311 $1,696 $1,566 $1,057
Insurance $80 $71 $63 $67 $36 $41 $41 $40 $39 $33 $27 $21 $16 $13 $11 $12 $16
Other (inc. Tax) $8 $102 $86 $120 $71 $79 $113 $116 $132 $113 $168 $114 $106 $100 $98 $85 $54
Maintenance $631 $542 $321 $397 $255 $279 $329 $297 $385 $378 $393 $355 $380 $387 $368 $359 $483
Labor $143 $145 $92 $155 $102 $96 $96 $81 $94 $111 $115 $116 $152 $161 $145 $148 $239
Materials $352 $340 $198 $131 $82 $177 $227 $198 $267 $191 $181 $159 $138 $139 $137 $132 $158
Third Party $137 $115 $31 $73 $64 $10 $13 $17 $25 $76 $96 $80 $90 $87 $85 $80 $86
Total Direct $631 $542 $321 $397 $255 $279 $329 $297 $385 $378 $393 $355 $380 $387 $368 $359 $483
Burden $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Aircraft Ownership $535 $639 $1,189 $1,127 $620 $623 $682 $661 $746 $813 $870 $757 $626 $595 $418 $409 $731
Rentals $354 $566 $1,139 $1,117 $619 $620 $681 $661 $746 $729 $736 $628 $514 $472 $339 $304 $503
Depreciation and Amortization $181 $73 $50 $10 $1 $3 $1 $0 $0 $84 $134 $129 $112 $123 $79 $106 $228
Other $63 $20 $4 $11 $6 -$9 $6 $9 $10 $14 $24 $78 $132 $175 $216 $226 $408
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                     1                   5                   7                   4                   2                   2                   4                   8                 15                 22                 29                43                 52                 73                 83               105               129
Seats Per Departure                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 180               187               188               199               198               217               194               186               183               181               181              181               188               193               196               195               195
Average Stage Length                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -             1,036           1,069           1,119           1,109           1,092           1,046           1,005               943               944               973               973              999               983               994           1,034           1,005           1,029
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 997               881               785               674               629               671               646               688               743               761               744              732               972               790               746               783               753
Load Factor                                              0                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                  1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                     9                   9                   9                 13                 15                 14                 15                 14                 13                 12                 13                13                 14                 12                 13                 12                   7
Airborne Hours                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                     8                   8                   8                 10                 11                 11                 12                 11                 11                 11                 11                11                 11                 10                 10                 10                   6
Departures                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                     3                   3                   3                   5                   5                   5                   6                   5                   5                   5                   5                  5                   5                   4                   5                   5                   3
  Widebodies                                                    
(Ex Fuel)
Pilots
Salaries and Wages
Pilot Training
Benefits and Payroll Taxes
Per Diem/ Personnel
Purchased Goods
Fuel/Oil
Insurance
Other (inc. Tax)
Maintenance
Labor
Materials
Third Party
Total Direct
Burden
Aircraft Ownership
Rentals
Depreciation and Amortization
Other
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Seats Per Departure                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Average Stage Length                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Load Factor
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Airborne Hours                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Departures                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
  Total Fleet $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,884 $2,167 $2,419 $2,330 $2,450 $2,652 $3,310 $3,728 $3,357 $3,546 $2,836 $3,409 $4,039 $4,221 $4,170 $4,178 $3,144 $2,909 $3,155 $3,553 $3,475 $4,157
(Ex Fuel) $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,243 $1,196 $1,525 $1,435 $1,426 $1,351 $1,841 $2,126 $1,669 $1,527 $1,529 $1,735 $1,748 $1,870 $1,883 $2,040 $1,883 $1,858 $1,840 $1,851 $1,909 $3,094
Pilots $0 $0 $0 $0 $268 $319 $339 $340 $364 $384 $485 $480 $418 $410 $427 $496 $525 $549 $526 $558 $558 $581 $565 $735 $818 $1,376
Salaries and Wages $0 $0 $0 $0 $187 $241 $257 $264 $286 $296 $369 $371 $327 $323 $344 $405 $421 $435 $419 $434 $429 $460 $445 $582 $638 $1,078
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $19 $7 $5 $7 $6 $7 $13 $9 $4 $3 $3 $5 $5 $5 $4 $3 $3 $3 $4 $5 $5 $8
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $0 $0 $0 $0 $23 $27 $34 $34 $42 $42 $56 $55 $44 $51 $51 $56 $59 $58 $84 $103 $106 $98 $94 $128 $155 $269
Per Diem/ Personnel $0 $0 $0 $0 $40 $43 $43 $36 $30 $39 $46 $45 $44 $34 $29 $30 $41 $51 $19 $19 $20 $20 $21 $20 $21 $21
Purchased Goods $0 $0 $0 $0 $689 $1,010 $948 $963 $1,124 $1,383 $1,642 $1,750 $1,826 $2,142 $1,439 $1,839 $2,460 $2,524 $2,434 $2,332 $1,396 $1,175 $1,428 $1,812 $1,663 $1,136
Fuel/Oil $0 $0 $0 $0 $641 $970 $894 $895 $1,024 $1,301 $1,469 $1,602 $1,689 $2,019 $1,307 $1,674 $2,291 $2,351 $2,287 $2,138 $1,261 $1,052 $1,315 $1,702 $1,566 $1,064
Insurance $0 $0 $0 $0 $20 $25 $31 $57 $93 $73 $71 $63 $51 $40 $45 $44 $43 $40 $33 $28 $21 $16 $13 $11 $12 $16
Other (inc. Tax) $0 $0 $0 $0 $28 $15 $24 $11 $7 $8 $103 $85 $87 $83 $87 $120 $126 $133 $114 $166 $114 $107 $100 $99 $85 $56
Maintenance $0 $0 $0 $0 $395 $200 $414 $492 $589 $434 $547 $321 $281 $289 $304 $346 $323 $387 $380 $393 $355 $384 $388 $369 $359 $489
Labor $0 $0 $0 $0 $118 $1 $124 $137 $144 $116 $144 $91 $111 $114 $104 $104 $89 $94 $111 $115 $116 $153 $162 $146 $148 $243
Materials $0 $0 $0 $0 $56 $42 $191 $211 $163 $200 $335 $198 $77 $103 $193 $236 $216 $268 $193 $182 $159 $140 $139 $138 $132 $158
Third Party $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4 $1 $78 $118 $114 $32 $53 $65 $11 $14 $18 $25 $76 $96 $80 $91 $88 $86 $80 $88
Total Direct $0 $0 $0 $0 $395 $200 $414 $492 $589 $434 $547 $321 $281 $289 $304 $346 $323 $387 $380 $393 $355 $384 $388 $369 $359 $489
Burden $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Aircraft Ownership $0 $0 $0 $0 $518 $625 $700 $571 $363 $427 $617 $1,174 $824 $699 $677 $721 $722 $752 $817 $871 $759 $635 $597 $420 $409 $741
Rentals $0 $0 $0 $0 $282 $390 $547 $314 $255 $287 $546 $1,123 $815 $698 $674 $720 $722 $752 $734 $736 $630 $522 $473 $341 $303 $510
Depreciation and Amortization $0 $0 $0 $0 $235 $235 $153 $258 $108 $140 $71 $50 $9 $1 $3 $1 $0 $0 $83 $135 $128 $113 $124 $79 $105 $231
Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $14 $12 $18 -$37 $10 $25 $20 $4 $8 $7 -$10 $7 $9 $10 $14 $24 $77 $134 $176 $217 $226 $415
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                   8                 11                 12                 16                 20                 24                 28                 28                 29                 31                 32                 32                 35                 33                 28                 30                 35                 41                 51                 57                70                 79               104               114               135               153
Seats Per Departure               119               114               118               128               138               154               160               159               154               152               153               147               152               148               150               152               155               159               161               163              168               175               179               183               184               188
Average Stage Length               780               745               711               744               870               856               950           1,044           1,059           1,007               934               884               957               925               931               941               921               909               958               982              993               985           1,006           1,038           1,009           1,036
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               602               317               292               978               931               919               964           1,008           1,006               997               912               779               757               727               742               695               750               749               765               743              733               986               793               759               783               752
Load Factor 82.0% 68.5% 75.3% 76.0% 74.0% 72.8% 73.2% 73.4% 78.9% 77.8% 80.0% 82.1% 80.7% 80.3% 79.4% 82.0% 85.6% 85.1% 86.7% 86.3% 84.2% 84.2% 83.2% 84.3% 84.3% 69.1%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours              5.70             5.51             6.29             5.71             8.61             8.30             7.64             9.15             9.53             9.65             8.77             9.26           11.84           12.56           13.00           12.85           12.69           12.66           12.30           12.75          13.14           13.34           11.50           12.51           12.24             6.87
Airborne Hours             3.56             4.71             4.18             4.83             7.23             7.12             6.45             7.86             8.11             8.49             7.42             7.53             9.88           10.52           10.85           11.04           10.76           10.78           10.72           10.74          10.86           10.92             9.80           10.24           10.45             5.94
Departures             2.58             2.61             3.09             2.70             3.54             3.38             2.92             3.33             3.42             3.56             3.43             3.71             4.59             5.00             5.23             5.16             5.14             5.18             4.81             4.90             5.02             5.13             4.34             4.58             4.58             2.56