Grand Island, NE

What the Data Says About GRI

Grand Island, NE in Grand Island, Nebraska handled 11,218 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 82.4% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 1,976 experienced delays, 152 were cancelled, and 17 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.35%, the diversion rate to 0.15%, and the average delay when departures run late is 92.1 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing GRI against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at GRI, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 55.3% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 19.9% and Weather at 12.9%. Weather contributes 12.9% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.5%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, April runs the cleanest at GRI with a 93.2% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 85.7% — a 8-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in December, when average flights hit 173. The busiest route from GRI is to GRI (Grand Island), with 4,220 flights at a 83.9% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 82.4% on-time, 92.1-minute average delay, 1.35% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Grand Island, NE.