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Route Reliability

Denver → Grand Rapids

DENGRR · 1,015 miles · Denver International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
1,243
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines86%147 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines76%729 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines70%367 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DEN–GRR flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

DEN–GRR flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 70%.

Frontier Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 70%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 1,243 scheduled flights, only 0.2% were cancelled.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(186 flights)
  • Tue79%(152 flights)
  • Wed77%(166 flights)
  • Thu70%(164 flights)
  • Fri78%(184 flights)
  • Sat77%(190 flights)
  • Sun72%(195 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(493 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(71 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(537 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(135 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 63% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%118
July 202567%120
August 202570%121
September 202578%115
October 202578%111
November 202581%102
December 202565%102
January 202678%95
February 202683%83
March 202681%69
April 202686%95
May 202682%106

Based on 1,243 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.