Gerald R. Ford International in February 2026

78.9%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,376 domestic departures from Gerald R. Ford International (GRR). 78.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.2% reached their destination on time; 1.2% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so GRR departures were 0.8 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 1,235 departures with 79.1% leaving on time: a change of −0.2 points, with flights up 11%.

Flights arriving at GRR that month were on time 74.2% of the time (1,378 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 36%, late-arriving aircraft 27% and national aviation system 22%.

On time 76.2%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.4%
Cancelled 1.2%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from GRR in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	GRR, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	78.9%	79.1%	78.2%	78.1%
Arrived on time	76.2%	72.1%	74.7%	78.3%
Cancelled	1.2%	1.5%	1.9%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	17.3 min	15.8 min	19.5 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	46	41	53	17,168
Scheduled departures	1,376	1,235	19,275	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AA American Airlines	221	16%	77.8%	6.5 min	0.9%
G4 Allegiant Air	206	15%	82.0%	-2.4 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	184	13%	73.4%	14.6 min	0.5%
UA United Airlines	163	12%	68.1%	12.6 min	0.6%
WN Southwest Airlines	156	11%	74.4%	2.4 min	1.3%
YX Republic Airline	154	11%	79.2%	-1.6 min	5.8%
DL Delta Air Lines	135	10%	85.2%	-8.0 min	0.7%
MQ Envoy Air	78	6%	73.1%	5.2 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	54	4%	55.6%	75.5 min	1.9%
F9 Frontier Airlines	25	2%	84.0%	-8.0 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
GRR–ORD	Grand Rapids to Chicago	287	67.9%	21.1 min	0.3%
GRR–ATL	Grand Rapids to Atlanta	106	84.9%	-11.2 min	0.9%
GRR–DTW	Grand Rapids to Detroit	103	73.8%	14.3 min	1.0%
GRR–DEN	Grand Rapids to Denver	84	76.2%	6.5 min	1.2%
GRR–MSP	Grand Rapids to Minneapolis	81	85.2%	1.3 min	0.0%
GRR–CLT	Grand Rapids to Charlotte	72	83.3%	-4.6 min	1.4%
GRR–DFW	Grand Rapids to Dallas/Fort Worth	64	70.3%	5.8 min	0.0%
GRR–MDW	Grand Rapids to Chicago	56	76.8%	-0.7 min	0.0%
GRR–EWR	Grand Rapids to Newark	55	72.7%	1.1 min	9.1%
GRR–DCA	Grand Rapids to Washington	52	55.8%	54.9 min	1.9%
GRR–LGA	Grand Rapids to New York	52	84.6%	-10.6 min	7.7%
GRR–MCO	Grand Rapids to Orlando	51	78.4%	1.0 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	35.6%	38.2%	8,461
Late-arriving aircraft	26.7%	37.2%	6,348
National Aviation System	21.7%	18.5%	5,155
Extreme weather	16.1%	6.0%	3,830
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

23,794 delay minutes on 308 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left GRR on time in February 2026?

78.9% of 1,376 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 79.1% of 1,235 departures left on time and 1.5% were cancelled, against 78.9% and 1.2% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for GRR · methodology · corrections.