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Route Reliability

Grand Rapids → New York

GRRLGA · 618 miles · Gerald R. Ford International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
1,086
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines79%921 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines76%165 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

GRR–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 68% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

GRR–LGA flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Mondays. On Fridays: 75%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 76%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon83%(157 flights)
  • Tue78%(162 flights)
  • Wed82%(157 flights)
  • Thu77%(155 flights)
  • Fri75%(162 flights)
  • Sat79%(80 flights)
  • Sun77%(162 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(380 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(118 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(267 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(249 flights)
  • 6–9 PM86%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 72% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%108
July 202569%107
August 202586%111
September 202590%111
October 202585%113
November 202574%73
December 202561%72
January 202686%50
February 202692%48
March 202669%68
April 202682%82
May 202679%92

Based on 1,086 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.