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Route · 12 months to July 2026
Miami to Grand Rapids: on-time record
Miami International to Gerald R. Ford International
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. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live flight status.
Flights from Miami (MIA) to Grand Rapids (GRR) arrived on time 65.8% of the time in the 12 months to July 2026. Reporting carriers scheduled 225 flights on the route in that period, about 0.6 a day, a distance of 1,214 miles.
That is 10.2 points below the national on-time share of 76.0% for the same period and 6.5 points below the 72.3% recorded for all departures from MIA. Flights that did arrive were 16.2 min late on average, and 1.3% of scheduled flights were cancelled (national: 1.8%).
2 reporting carriers flew the route at least 60 times. Envoy Air had the highest on-time share at 79.7% of 79 flights; American Airlines had the lowest at 58.2% of 146.
The on-time share is down 10.4 points on the previous 12 months (76.2%); cancellations moved from 0.6% to 1.3%.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on this route, late-arriving aircraft 50%, air carrier 39% and national aviation system 9%.
- On time 65.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 31.1%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 1.8%
Airlines on the route compared
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 146 | 65% | 58.2% | 26.5 min | 2.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 79 | 35% | 79.7% | -2.1 min | 0.0% |
Carriers with at least 24 flights in the 12 months to July 2026. The on-time pill is green when a carrier is at or above the route's overall share. Regional carriers operate flights sold under larger airlines' brands; BTS lists the carrier that operated the flight.
Compared with the airports and the nation
| Measure | MIA to GRR | All departures from MIA | All arrivals at GRR | All reported flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 65.8% | 72.3% | 73.1% | 76.0% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 31.1% | 25.7% | 24.6% | 21.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| Diverted | 1.8% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Average arrival delay | 16.2 min | 11.0 min | 11.8 min | 8.1 min |
| Delay minutes per 100 flights | 2,337 | 1,936 | 1,907 | 1,684 |
| Scheduled flights | 225 | 111,186 | 19,279 | 7,043,858 |
12 months to July 2026. Delay minutes count late arrivals only (an early arrival is zero), so the per-100-flights row is a normalised total rather than an average of early and late.
The return direction, GRR to MIA, recorded 78.6% on time across 224 flights in the same period.
Month by month
Year on year: on time 65.8% against 76.2% (−10.4 pts), cancelled 1.3% against 0.6%, flights 225 against 181.
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Seasonality
| Calendar month | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg arrival delay | Years in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 120 | 68.3% | 4.2% | 3.6 min | 3 |
| Feb | 100 | 72.0% | 0.0% | 7.5 min | 3 |
| Mar | 93 | 55.9% | 3.2% | 19.0 min | 3 |
| Apr | 63 | 77.8% | 0.0% | 13.0 min | 3 |
| May | 28 | 64.3% | 0.0% | 15.1 min | 2 |
| Jun | 8 | 37.5% | 0.0% | 62.5 min | 1 |
| Jul | 9 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 58.3 min | 1 |
| Nov | 82 | 89.0% | 0.0% | -7.9 min | 3 |
| Dec | 93 | 74.2% | 0.0% | 8.9 min | 3 |
Each calendar month summed across the 36 months on file, so most rows combine three years. The pill compares the month with the route's own 12-month share.
Other routes from Miami (MIA)
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA–ATL | Miami to Atlanta | 6,261 | 72.3% | 13.6 min | 1.6% |
| MIA–LGA | Miami to New York | 5,990 | 64.5% | 18.8 min | 3.9% |
| MIA–DFW | Miami to Dallas/Fort Worth | 4,818 | 71.3% | 12.8 min | 2.6% |
| MIA–JFK | Miami to New York | 4,530 | 69.6% | 14.1 min | 2.8% |
| MIA–ORD | Miami to Chicago | 4,450 | 69.0% | 14.8 min | 2.0% |
| MIA–DCA | Miami to Washington | 3,956 | 73.6% | 9.2 min | 1.8% |
| MIA–EWR | Miami to Newark | 3,951 | 69.7% | 14.9 min | 2.7% |
| MIA–MCO | Miami to Orlando | 3,765 | 71.9% | 14.1 min | 0.9% |
All 97 routes and the airport record for MIA · airport record for GRR
Questions and answers
How often are flights from Miami to Grand Rapids on time?
65.8% of the 225 flights scheduled from MIA to GRR in the 12 months to July 2026 arrived less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time. The national share for the same period was 76.0%. Cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time.
Which airline has the highest on-time share from MIA to GRR?
Among reporting carriers with at least 60 flights on the route, Envoy Air had the highest on-time share (79.7%), followed by American Airlines (58.2%). Differences of a point or two on a few hundred flights are small.
What causes delays between Miami and Grand Rapids?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: late-arriving aircraft 50%, air carrier 39%, national aviation system 9%, extreme weather 3%, security 0%. The categories are the carriers' own reports to BTS; weather that slows the wider system is usually recorded under the National Aviation System rather than extreme weather.
What time of day has the highest on-time share from MIA?
Too few departure hours carry enough flights on this route to compare them.
Is it getting better?
The on-time share for the 12 months to July 2026 was 65.8%, down 10.4 points on the previous 12 months (76.2%). The monthly chart on this page shows each of the last 36 months. Across those months, November had the highest on-time share (89.0%) and March the lowest (55.9%).
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is computed from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance files, which list each scheduled domestic flight by the carriers required to report. This page covers August 2023 to July 2026. It shows totals and averages only; it is not a live flight-status service.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026, a US government work in the public domain. Figures are totals and averages over all scheduled flights by reporting carriers on the route; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. Times are local to the departure airport. The load factor and passenger counts from the BTS T-100 series are not included in this edition. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.