Historical on-time performance
Grand Rapids to New York
618 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on GRR–LGA arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.8%of scheduled flights
based on 992 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.8%Flights992
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline29%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)46%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 48 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly GRR → LGA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 796 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,392 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 45 min · 112 flights · limited
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 649 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 174 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 477 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 474 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 25 min · 473 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 474 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 403 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 474 flights
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