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Airport · GJT · Grand Junction, Colorado

Grand Junction, CO

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Grand Junction, CO (GJT) ranks #154 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Grand Junction, CO posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85.1%
On-time
Top 32%
on-time, US airports
87 min
Delay when late
0.95%
Cancelled
#154 of 382
Corpus placement
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GJT on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%85.1%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 335,257.

Late Aircraft 26.2% (87,894 min)
Carrier 47.6% (159,510 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 17.5% (58,750 min)
Weather 8.6% (28,980 min)
Security 0.0% (123 min)

GJT - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (94.3%) · worst: June (91.1%)

90%91%92%93%94%95% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 93.2%

GJT - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.6% 91.5% ▼ -5.3%

GJT - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 20.4 min · taxi-in 5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

16 min18 min20 min22 min24 min Jan 24Dec 25 22.8 min 20.5 min ▼ -10.1%

GJT's average taxi-out (20.4 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is January 2024 at 22.8 min; the lightest is July 2024 at 17.7 min.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Grand Junction, CO.

Cancellation Rate

0.95%

448 of 47,063 flights

Diversion Rate

0.12%

57 of 47,063 flights

Delay Rate

14.9%

6,989 of 47,063 flights

Top Routes from GJT

Busiest routes to and from Grand Junction, CO.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DEN (Denver) → GJT (Grand Junction) 8,516 80.4% 212 mi
GJT (Grand Junction) → DEN (Denver) 8,513 79.3% 212 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → GJT (Grand Junction) 5,787 83.5% 773 mi
GJT (Grand Junction) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 5,781 83.2% 773 mi
GJT (Grand Junction) → PHX (Phoenix) 5,435 86.8% 438 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → GJT (Grand Junction) 5,429 86.8% 438 mi
GJT (Grand Junction) → SLC (Salt Lake City) 2,743 93.3% 216 mi
SLC (Salt Lake City) → GJT (Grand Junction) 2,741 91.6% 216 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Grand Junction, CO, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 85.1%).

Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi, TX

85% on-time 45,325 flights

Lansing, MI

Lansing, MI

85% on-time 21,361 flights

North Platte, NE

North Platte, NE

85% on-time 7,873 flights

Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS

Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS

85% on-time 7,551 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 47,063).

Bangor, ME

Bangor, ME

47,532 flights 83% on-time

Monterey, CA

Monterey, CA

47,880 flights 83.9% on-time

Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX

Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX

47,923 flights 80.6% on-time

Bismarck/Mandan, ND

Bismarck/Mandan, ND

45,937 flights 83.4% on-time

Other Airports in Colorado

Compare performance with other Colorado airports.

DEN 78.9%

Denver, CO

Denver · 3,293,040 flights
COS 80.4%

Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado Springs · 134,711 flights
ASE 73.5%

Aspen, CO

Aspen · 78,805 flights
DRO 83.4%

Durango, CO

Durango · 42,722 flights
EGE 78%

Eagle, CO

Eagle · 37,271 flights
MTJ 81.3%

Montrose/Delta, CO

Montrose/Delta · 32,233 flights
HDN 79.7%

Hayden, CO

Hayden · 27,069 flights
GUC 82.9%

Gunnison, CO

Gunnison · 9,819 flights

GJT delay-share reading

The standout signal at Grand Junction, CO is the delay mix: Carrier owns 47.6% of 335,257 delay minutes across 47,063 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.1% (6.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 6,989 delayed and 448 cancelled (0.95%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (26.2% late-aircraft, 47.6% carrier, 17.5% NAS, 8.6% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, GJT is strongest in September (94.3% on-time) and weakest in June (91.1%), a 3.2-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~732 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 80.4% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Colorado: Colorado flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using GJT's data

GJT's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from GJT before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. January 2024 averaged 22.8 min. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.