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Airport · GRR · Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids, MI

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Grand Rapids, MI (GRR) ranks #73 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Grand Rapids, MI posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

81.9%
On-time
Top 68%
on-time, US airports
79 min
Delay when late
1.28%
Cancelled
#73 of 382
Corpus placement
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GRR on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%81.9%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 1,358,387.

Late Aircraft 32.4% (439,837 min)
Carrier 37.6% (511,293 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 21.8% (296,285 min)
Weather 8.0% (109,317 min)
Security 0.1% (1,655 min)

GRR - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (94.2%) · worst: December (90.2%)

90%91%92%93%94%95% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.2%

GRR - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 95.6% 90.7% ▼ -5.1%

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

Average taxi-out 17.4 min · taxi-in 5.5 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 24.7 min 27 min ▲ +9.3%

GRR's average taxi-out (17.4 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.7 min (April 2024) to 27.0 min (December 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Grand Rapids, MI.

Cancellation Rate

1.28%

2,500 of 195,613 flights

Diversion Rate

0.10%

187 of 195,613 flights

Delay Rate

18.1%

35,335 of 195,613 flights

Top Routes from GRR

Busiest routes to and from Grand Rapids, MI.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ORD (Chicago) → GRR (Grand Rapids) 14,929 79.3% 137 mi
GRR (Grand Rapids) → ORD (Chicago) 14,854 80.9% 137 mi
GRR (Grand Rapids) → DTW (Detroit) 9,220 87.8% 120 mi
DTW (Detroit) → GRR (Grand Rapids) 9,217 83.8% 120 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → GRR (Grand Rapids) 7,747 84.4% 408 mi
GRR (Grand Rapids) → MSP (Minneapolis) 7,745 87.3% 408 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → GRR (Grand Rapids) 7,706 85.2% 640 mi
GRR (Grand Rapids) → ATL (Atlanta) 7,705 88.5% 640 mi
GRR (Grand Rapids) → DEN (Denver) 7,083 82.8% 1,015 mi
DEN (Denver) → GRR (Grand Rapids) 7,081 75.9% 1,015 mi
GRR (Grand Rapids) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 5,898 74.7% 931 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → GRR (Grand Rapids) 5,892 73.2% 931 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → GRR (Grand Rapids) 5,707 77.7% 583 mi
GRR (Grand Rapids) → CLT (Charlotte) 5,704 82.9% 583 mi
GRR (Grand Rapids) → MDW (Chicago) 5,544 85.5% 137 mi
MDW (Chicago) → GRR (Grand Rapids) 5,540 77.7% 137 mi
LGA (New York) → GRR (Grand Rapids) 4,095 83.6% 618 mi
GRR (Grand Rapids) → LGA (New York) 4,094 85.2% 618 mi
GRR (Grand Rapids) → EWR (Newark) 3,311 84% 605 mi
DCA (Washington) → GRR (Grand Rapids) 3,272 76.3% 524 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Grand Rapids, MI, both outside Michigan 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: 81.9%).

Knoxville, TN

Knoxville, TN

81.9% on-time 157,494 flights

Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, NC

82% on-time 2,345,248 flights

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City, MO

82% on-time 524,365 flights

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, OH

82% on-time 446,498 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 195,613).

Tucson, AZ

Tucson, AZ

200,641 flights 83.8% on-time

Richmond, VA

Richmond, VA

203,348 flights 81.6% on-time

Savannah, GA

Savannah, GA

204,730 flights 80.9% on-time

El Paso, TX

El Paso, TX

186,225 flights 81.4% on-time

Other Airports in Michigan

Compare performance with other Michigan airports.

DTW 84.8%

Detroit, MI

Detroit · 1,488,949 flights
TVC 81.3%

Traverse City, MI

Traverse City · 50,174 flights
FNT 78.1%

Flint, MI

Flint · 31,426 flights
LAN 85%

Lansing, MI

Lansing · 21,361 flights
MBS 84.1%

Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI

Saginaw/Bay City/Midland · 20,046 flights
AZO 87.1%

Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo · 17,506 flights
MQT 83.1%

Marquette, MI

Marquette · 12,906 flights
PLN 84.2%

Pellston, MI

Pellston · 9,995 flights

GRR delay-share reading

The standout signal at Grand Rapids, MI is the delay mix: Carrier owns 37.6% of 1,358,387 delay minutes across 195,613 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.9% (2.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 35,335 delayed and 2,500 cancelled (1.28%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (32.4% late-aircraft, 37.6% carrier, 21.8% NAS, 8.0% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, GRR is strongest in October (94.2% on-time) and weakest in December (90.2%), a 4.0-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~3,060 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 79.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Michigan: Michigan 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 GRR's data

GRR's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.

  • Check the busiest route from GRR before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in October rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.4 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.