Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Grand Rapids
408 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–GRR arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,127 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.2%Flights426
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.6%Flights701
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline60%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSP → GRR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 74% to 86% on time.
- Evenings86% on time · p90 30 min · 133 flights · limited
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 931 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,096 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 45 min · 744 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 40 min · 981 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 571 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 554 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 573 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 575 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 468 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 569 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 575 flights
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