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Route Reliability

Newark → Grand Rapids

EWR–GRR · 605 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
813
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Airlines on this route

  • United Airlines83% on time · 792 flights
  • Allegiant Air62% on time · 21 flights

Too little history on this route to call a winner. We rank airlines only after 100 flights each.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

EWR–GRR flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 78% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

EWR–GRR flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Mondays. On Fridays: 80%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

EWR–GRR flights arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon91%(105 flights)
  • Tue84%(109 flights)
  • Wed82%(109 flights)
  • Thu80%(117 flights)
  • Fri80%(112 flights)
  • Sat84%(110 flights)
  • Sun80%(116 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(4 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(374 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(45 flights)
  • 3–6 PM90%(20 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(235 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(100 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 78% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%67
July 202573%67
August 202584%67
September 202594%84
October 202581%82
November 202581%57
December 202581%58
January 202676%58
February 202686%51
March 202674%58
April 202690%58
May 202690%71

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 813 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.