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Grand Island, NE

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Grand Island, NE (GRI) ranks #243 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Grand Island, NE posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

82.4%
On-time
Top 62%
on-time, US airports
92 min
Delay when late
1.35%
Cancelled
#243 of 382
Corpus placement
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GRI on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%82.4%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 113,259.

Late Aircraft 19.9% (22,485 min)
Carrier 55.3% (62,622 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 11.4% (12,953 min)
Weather 12.9% (14,626 min)
Security 0.5% (573 min)

GRI - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (93.2%) · worst: December (85.7%)

84%86%88%90%92%94% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 85.7%

GRI - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 94.3% 90.8% ▼ -3.7%

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

Average taxi-out 15.6 min · taxi-in 5.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min30 min Jan 24Dec 25 24.1 min 20.3 min ▼ -15.8%

GRI's average taxi-out (15.6 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 11.8 min (June 2024) to 24.1 min (January 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Grand Island, NE.

Cancellation Rate

1.35%

152 of 11,218 flights

Diversion Rate

0.15%

17 of 11,218 flights

Delay Rate

17.6%

1,976 of 11,218 flights

Top Routes from GRI

Busiest routes to and from Grand Island, NE.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → GRI (Grand Island) 4,220 83.9% 561 mi
GRI (Grand Island) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 4,219 80.4% 561 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Grand Island, NE, both outside Nebraska 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: 82.4%).

Burbank, CA

Burbank, CA

82.4% on-time 319,148 flights

Williston, ND

Williston, ND

82.4% on-time 18,596 flights

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana, CA

82.5% on-time 482,186 flights

Reno, NV

Reno, NV

82.5% on-time 229,410 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 11,218).

Martha's Vineyard, MA

Martha's Vineyard, MA

11,280 flights 78.8% on-time

Texarkana, AR

Texarkana, AR

10,935 flights 86.4% on-time

Concord, NC

Concord, NC

10,857 flights 72.4% on-time

Lewiston, ID

Lewiston, ID

10,808 flights 89.7% on-time

Other Airports in Nebraska

Compare performance with other Nebraska airports.

OMA 82.5%

Omaha, NE

Omaha · 260,747 flights
LNK 80.3%

Lincoln, NE

Lincoln · 16,123 flights
LBF 85%

North Platte, NE

North Platte · 7,873 flights
BFF 85.3%

Scottsbluff, NE

Scottsbluff · 7,768 flights
EAR 85.8%

Kearney, NE

Kearney · 5,971 flights

GRI delay-share reading

The standout signal at Grand Island, NE is the delay mix: Carrier owns 55.3% of 113,259 delay minutes across 11,218 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.4% (3.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,976 delayed and 152 cancelled (1.35%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (19.9% late-aircraft, 55.3% carrier, 11.4% NAS, 12.9% weather, 0.5% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, GRI is strongest in April (93.2% on-time) and weakest in December (85.7%), a 7.5-point swing. Volume peaks in December (~173 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 83.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Nebraska: Nebraska 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 GRI's data

GRI's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from GRI before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in April rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.6 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. 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.