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Route Reliability

Grand Rapids → Washington

GRR–DCA · 524 miles · Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
30 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
730
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 70% of the time across 730 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

GRR–DCA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 51% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

GRR–DCA flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 65%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

GRR–DCA flights arrived on time 70% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 56% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(102 flights)
  • Tue69%(102 flights)
  • Wed71%(101 flights)
  • Thu68%(101 flights)
  • Fri65%(102 flights)
  • Sat77%(79 flights)
  • Sun74%(102 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM80%(54 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(287 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(3 flights)
  • 12–3 PM59%(279 flights)
  • 3–6 PM51%(43 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(23 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 62% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%55
July 202575%51
August 202585%61
September 202588%59
October 202581%83
November 202562%52
December 202550%54
January 202659%51
February 202659%51
March 202665%52
April 202671%59
May 202674%61

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Based on 730 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.