Gerald R. Ford International in July 2026

73.6%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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,674 domestic departures from Gerald R. Ford International (GRR). 73.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.2% reached their destination on time; 3.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so GRR departures were 4.8 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 1,691 departures with 73.2% leaving on time: a change of +0.4 points, with flights down 1%.

Flights arriving at GRR that month were on time 68.2% of the time (1,677 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 39%, air carrier 38% and national aviation system 16%.

On time 74.2%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.9%
Cancelled 3.0%
Diverted 0.8%

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

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

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	GRR, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	73.6%	73.2%	78.2%	68.8%
Arrived on time	74.2%	70.7%	74.7%	69.4%
Cancelled	3.0%	2.7%	1.9%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	25.3 min	22.8 min	19.5 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	56	56	53	21,066
Scheduled departures	1,674	1,691	19,275	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
YX Republic Airline	252	15%	72.2%	6.4 min	9.9%
OO SkyWest Airlines	241	14%	78.8%	13.2 min	2.5%
AA American Airlines	221	13%	73.8%	21.1 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	215	13%	74.4%	14.2 min	0.5%
WN Southwest Airlines	197	12%	75.6%	8.8 min	0.5%
DL Delta Air Lines	181	11%	84.5%	-0.8 min	2.2%
OH PSA Airlines	136	8%	59.6%	32.3 min	5.9%
UA United Airlines	132	8%	64.4%	38.7 min	2.3%
MQ Envoy Air	64	4%	76.6%	7.1 min	4.7%
F9 Frontier Airlines	35	2%	85.7%	-7.5 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
GRR–ORD	Grand Rapids to Chicago	323	70.0%	22.8 min	4.6%
GRR–MSP	Grand Rapids to Minneapolis	120	80.0%	0.0 min	1.7%
GRR–DEN	Grand Rapids to Denver	118	71.2%	27.9 min	0.8%
GRR–ATL	Grand Rapids to Atlanta	117	87.2%	-1.7 min	2.6%
GRR–EWR	Grand Rapids to Newark	101	70.3%	10.2 min	12.9%
GRR–DTW	Grand Rapids to Detroit	96	84.4%	-0.2 min	0.0%
GRR–CLT	Grand Rapids to Charlotte	92	75.0%	22.1 min	0.0%
GRR–DFW	Grand Rapids to Dallas/Fort Worth	92	73.9%	21.7 min	0.0%
GRR–LGA	Grand Rapids to New York	90	75.6%	1.8 min	7.8%
GRR–MDW	Grand Rapids to Chicago	89	78.7%	-1.8 min	0.0%
GRR–PHL	Grand Rapids to Philadelphia	84	60.7%	14.6 min	7.1%
GRR–BWI	Grand Rapids to Baltimore	61	77.0%	10.6 min	1.6%

By scheduled departure hour

100

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

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

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	38.0%	31.7%	14,356
Late-arriving aircraft	38.9%	41.8%	14,696
National Aviation System	16.1%	19.9%	6,075
Extreme weather	6.9%	6.5%	2,605
Security	0.0%	0.1%	6

37,738 delay minutes on 367 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 July 2026?

73.6% of 1,674 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 73.2% of 1,691 departures left on time and 2.7% were cancelled, against 73.6% and 3.0% in July 2026.

Provenance

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