Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) delays & on-time performance
Grand Rapids, Michigan · 37 nonstop destinations · 10 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at GRR right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
76%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.9%
359 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
86 min when late
Departed on time
80%
avg taxi-out 19 min
Figures cover 19,275 departures from GRR; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into GRR were on time 75% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) arrived on time 76% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1.9% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (85% on time); United Airlines was the least (70%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (87% on time); around 6pm did worst (66%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (37%).
Most delayed routes from GRR
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DCA · Washington67%729 flts
- ORD · Chicago69%4,032 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth69%988 flts
- SFB · Sanford72%400 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas75%385 flts
- PIE · St. Petersburg77%381 flts
- MCO · Orlando78%395 flts
- DEN · Denver78%1,234 flts
- MDW · Chicago78%931 flts
- DTW · Detroit79%1,591 flts
Most reliable routes from GRR
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ATL · Atlanta87%1,425 flts
- LGA · New York81%940 flts
- BWI · Baltimore81%440 flts
- CLT · Charlotte80%1,023 flts
- MSP · Minneapolis80%1,248 flts
- EWR · Newark79%863 flts
- DTW · Detroit79%1,591 flts
- MDW · Chicago78%931 flts
- DEN · Denver78%1,234 flts
- MCO · Orlando78%395 flts
Best airline at GRR
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 85% | 1.4% | 13 min | 4 | 1,990 |
| Frontier Airlines | 80% | 0.7% | 20 min | 5 | 405 |
| Republic Airways | 78% | 4.0% | 16 min | 7 | 2,621 |
| Southwest Airlines | 77% | 0.5% | 13 min | 8 | 2,123 |
| Allegiant Air | 77% | 0.2% | 17 min | 20 | 2,493 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 76% | 1.7% | 25 min | 4 | 2,965 |
| American Airlines | 75% | 2.4% | 31 min | 5 | 2,819 |
| PSA Airlines | 72% | 3.5% | 35 min | 5 | 1,022 |
| Envoy Air | 72% | 3.5% | 21 min | 4 | 1,034 |
| United Airlines | 70% | 0.9% | 25 min | 4 | 1,803 |
Best time to fly out of GRR
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am87%572 flts
- 6am86%2,773 flts
- 7am78%2,029 flts
- 8am84%1,273 flts
- 9am77%814 flts
- 10am79%627 flts
- 11am82%752 flts
- 12pm77%1,691 flts
- 1pm75%1,304 flts
- 2pm68%1,254 flts
- 3pm73%1,426 flts
- 4pm70%1,256 flts
- 5pm69%1,076 flts
- 6pm66%1,088 flts
- 7pm66%827 flts
- 8pm70%403 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)37%
- Late-arriving aircraft30%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion22%
- Extreme weather11%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.