Spirit Airlines Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all
Spirit Airlines's competitors and similar companies include United Airlines, American Airlines Group, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Travel, WestJet and Delta Air Lines.
 Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines (formerly known as Clippert Trucking Company) is an airline ultra-low-cost carrier. |  United Airlines United Airlines (formerly known as United Continental Holdings) is a company that provides air transportation solutions. |  American Airlines Group American Airlines Group (AAG, formerly known as AMR Corporation) is a company that provides air transportation services. |  WestJet WestJet Airlines is an airline company that offers domestic, transborder, and transatlantic scheduled flights. | ||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1980 | Founding Date 1926 | Founding Date 1926 | Founding Date 1932 | Founding Date 1997 | Founding Date 1996 | Founding Date 1925 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Miramar, US HQ | Locations Chicago, US HQ | Locations Fort Worth, US HQ Phoenix, US | Locations Seattle, US HQ | Locations Las Vegas, US HQ Las Vegas, US | Locations Calgary, CA HQ Calgary, CA | Locations Atlanta, US HQ Frankfurt Am Main, DE |
Employees | Employees 12,79815% increase | Employees 113,2001% increase | Employees 139,1004% increase | Employees 12,5861% increase | Employees 5,6436% increase | Employees 8,5791% increase | Employees 103,000 |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 284.7 m | Valuation ($) 25.3 b | Valuation ($) 6.7 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 1.2 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 26.4 b |
Financial | |||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $59.1b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $54.6b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $2.6b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $4.7b (FY, 2018) | Revenue (est.) $63.4b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $21.5b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $24.7b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $1.6b (FY, 2018) | Cost of goods $18.2b (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $37.6b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $29.9b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $3.1b (FY, 2018) | Gross profit $45.2b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income $3.4b (FY, 2025) | Net income $111m (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income ($44.7m) (FY, 2025) | Net income $91.5m (FY, 2018) | Net income $5b (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | |||||||
Aircraft Fleet | Aircraft Fleet 176 (Q1, 2022) | Aircraft Fleet 1.3 k (FY, 2022) | Aircraft Fleet 1.5 k (Q3, 2023) | Aircraft Fleet N/A | Aircraft Fleet 106 (Q3, 2021) | Aircraft Fleet 150 (Nov, 2022) | Aircraft Fleet N/A |
Available Seat Miles | Available Seat Miles 11.7 b (Q1, 2022) | Available Seat Miles 78.3 b (Q3, 2023) | Available Seat Miles 73.3 b (Q3, 2023) | Available Seat Miles N/A | Available Seat Miles 4.4 b (Q3, 2021) | Available Seat Miles N/A | Available Seat Miles 66.2 b (Q2, 2017) |
Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $3 (Q1, 2022) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $3 (Q3, 2023) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $2.9 (Q3, 2023) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $2.2 (Q3, 2021) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $1.6 (Q2, 2017) |
Average Stage Length, miles | Average Stage Length, miles 1 k (Q1, 2022) | Average Stage Length, miles 1.4 k (FY, 2022) | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles N/A |
Block Hours | Block Hours 143.6 k (Q2, 2021) | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours 67.4 k (Q3, 2021) | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours N/A |
Cargo Tonne Miles | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles 3 b (FY, 2022) | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles 2 b (Y, 2016) |
Cost per Available Seat Mile | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2022) | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.2 (Q3, 2023) | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q3, 2021) | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q2, 2017) |
Daily Flights | Daily Flights 600 (FY, 2019) | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights 700 (Nov, 2022) | Daily Flights 15 k (Y, 2016) |
Departures | Departures 61 k (Q1, 2022) | Departures N/A | Departures N/A | Departures N/A | Departures 29.6 k (Q3, 2021) | Departures N/A | Departures N/A |
Destinations | Destinations 85 (FY, 2021) | Destinations N/A | Destinations N/A | Destinations N/A | Destinations N/A | Destinations 100 (Nov, 2022) | Destinations 323 (Y, 2016) |
Fuel Consumed, gallons | Fuel Consumed, gallons 124.9 m (Q1, 2022) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 1.1 b (Q3, 2023) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 1.1 b (Q3, 2023) | Fuel Consumed, gallons N/A | Fuel Consumed, gallons 53.9 k (Q3, 2021) | Fuel Consumed, gallons N/A | Fuel Consumed, gallons 1 b (Q2, 2017) |
Mainline Aircraft in Fleet | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 868 (FY, 2022) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 925 (FY, 2022) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 847 (Q2, 2017) |
Passenger Load Factor | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Q1, 2022) | Passenger Load Factor 0.9 (Q3, 2023) | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Q3, 2023) | Passenger Load Factor N/A | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Q3, 2021) | Passenger Load Factor N/A | Passenger Load Factor 0.9 (Q2, 2017) |
Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.2 (Q3, 2023) | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.2 (Q3, 2023) | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A |
Passengers | Passengers 8.5 m (Q1, 2022) | Passengers 44.4 m (Q3, 2023) | Passengers 199 m (FY, 2022) | Passengers N/A | Passengers 3.9 m (Q3, 2021) | Passengers N/A | Passengers 183.7 m (Y, 2016) |
Regional Aircraft in Fleet | Regional Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Regional Aircraft in Fleet 470 (FY, 2022) | Regional Aircraft in Fleet 536 (FY, 2022) | Regional Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Regional Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Regional Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Regional Aircraft in Fleet N/A |
Revenue Passenger Miles | Revenue Passenger Miles 9.1 b (Q1, 2022) | Revenue Passenger Miles 67.7 b (Q3, 2023) | Revenue Passenger Miles 61.6 b (Q3, 2023) | Revenue Passenger Miles N/A | Revenue Passenger Miles 3.3 b (Q3, 2021) | Revenue Passenger Miles N/A | Revenue Passenger Miles 57.6 b (Q2, 2017) |
Revenue per Available Seat Mile | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2022) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.2 (Q3, 2023) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A |
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