GRI to AZA flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Central Nebraska Regional Airport to Mesa Gateway Airport · 905 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at GRI or AZA right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Grand Island (GRI) to Phoenix (AZA) arrived on time 67% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0% were cancelled, and 12% arrived an hour or more late.
- Allegiant Air is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 4pm did best (78% on time); around 11pm did worst (50%).
- Sunday was the most reliable day to fly (75% on time) and Thursday the least (62%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (63%).
Which airline is most on time from GRI to AZA?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 67% | 0.0% | 20 min | 11.8% | 136 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 1pm64%11 flights
- 4pm78%18 flights
- 7pm62%34 flights
- 8pm100%12 flights
- 10pm57%14 flights
- 11pm50%22 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday100%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday67%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday0%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday62%0.0% cancelled
- Friday50%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday56%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday75%0.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft63%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion23%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)11%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
No cancellation causes recorded in this period.
GRI to AZA: common questions
- How often are GRI to AZA flights on time?
- 67% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Grand Island to Phoenix cancelled?
- 0.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (0 of 136).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 20 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 57 min behind schedule on average, and 11.8% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at GRI?
- Flights on this route spent 12 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: GRI → AZA, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.