Gerald R. Ford International in March 2026

74.1%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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,732 domestic departures from Gerald R. Ford International (GRR). 74.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 70.0% reached their destination on time; 3.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so GRR departures were 1.3 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 1,551 departures with 84.0% leaving on time: a change of −9.9 points, with flights up 12%.

Flights arriving at GRR that month were on time 67.1% of the time (1,732 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 28% and national aviation system 20%.

On time 70.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 26.2%
Cancelled 3.3%
Diverted 0.5%

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

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

Measure	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	GRR, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Mar 2026
Departed on time	74.1%	84.0%	78.2%	72.8%
Arrived on time	70.0%	83.1%	74.7%	73.2%
Cancelled	3.3%	0.7%	1.9%	2.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	27.6 min	13.9 min	19.5 min	20.3 min
Scheduled departures a day	58	52	53	20,403
Scheduled departures	1,732	1,551	19,275	612,102

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
G4 Allegiant Air	301	17%	77.7%	7.8 min	1.3%
AA American Airlines	291	17%	67.0%	37.6 min	2.1%
OO SkyWest Airlines	285	16%	63.2%	31.8 min	3.9%
YX Republic Airline	214	12%	67.3%	18.5 min	7.5%
WN Southwest Airlines	167	10%	77.8%	6.7 min	1.2%
UA United Airlines	156	9%	68.6%	24.4 min	1.9%
DL Delta Air Lines	151	9%	77.5%	5.5 min	3.3%
MQ Envoy Air	82	5%	65.9%	12.1 min	6.1%
OH PSA Airlines	58	3%	58.6%	68.8 min	8.6%
F9 Frontier Airlines	27	2%	66.7%	9.9 min	3.7%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
GRR–ORD	Grand Rapids to Chicago	336	61.6%	30.6 min	4.2%
GRR–DTW	Grand Rapids to Detroit	166	62.7%	34.5 min	3.0%
GRR–ATL	Grand Rapids to Atlanta	127	77.2%	6.1 min	2.4%
GRR–MSP	Grand Rapids to Minneapolis	113	73.5%	14.6 min	5.3%
GRR–CLT	Grand Rapids to Charlotte	93	75.3%	32.4 min	1.1%
GRR–MDW	Grand Rapids to Chicago	85	75.3%	7.2 min	2.4%
GRR–DFW	Grand Rapids to Dallas/Fort Worth	82	64.6%	45.3 min	1.2%
GRR–LGA	Grand Rapids to New York	79	59.5%	18.4 min	13.9%
GRR–DEN	Grand Rapids to Denver	70	78.6%	2.5 min	0.0%
GRR–EWR	Grand Rapids to Newark	62	74.2%	10.0 min	4.8%
GRR–DCA	Grand Rapids to Washington	58	58.6%	68.8 min	8.6%
GRR–PGD	Grand Rapids to Punta Gorda	57	78.9%	7.9 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), March 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Mar 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	44.2%	33.5%	21,274
Late-arriving aircraft	28.0%	39.3%	13,490
National Aviation System	20.3%	21.0%	9,786
Extreme weather	7.4%	5.9%	3,556
Security	0.0%	0.2%	6

48,112 delay minutes on 453 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 March 2026?

74.1% of 1,732 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 70.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In March 2025, 84.0% of 1,551 departures left on time and 0.7% were cancelled, against 74.1% and 3.3% in March 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.