Grand Rapids to Punta Gorda

What the Data Says About GRR to PGD

The Grand Rapids to Punta Gorda corridor (GRR → PGD) covers roughly 1,118 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 889 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 73.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 91.7 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 889 flights were recorded on this pairing — 22 cancelled (2.5%) and 6 diverted (0.7%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 889 total flights analyzed, the 73.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 91.7-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Mar 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 81% on-time, while Mar 2022 came in at 47% on-time — a 34-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the GRR to PGD route, the combination of a 73.7% on-time rate, 91.7-minute average delay, 2.5% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.