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.
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GRI on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 113,259.
Late Aircraft19.9% (22,485 min)
Carrier55.3% (62,622 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)11.4% (12,953 min)
Weather12.9% (14,626 min)
Security0.5% (573 min)
GRI - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (93.2%) · worst: December (85.7%)
GRI - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Grand Island, NE vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.4%Top 62%higher than 38% of 382 airports
Grand Island, NE
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Grand Island, NE's on-time rate?
Grand Island, NE (GRI) has a 82.4% on-time rate across 11,218 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does GRI rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Grand Island, NE ranks #243 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Grand Island, NE?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at GRI, accounting for 55.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 19.9% late-aircraft, 55.3% carrier, 11.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 12.9% weather, and 0.5% security.
When is the best time to fly through Grand Island, NE?
April is historically GRI's strongest month at 93.2% on-time, while December is the weakest at 85.7%, a 7.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.
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