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Route Reliability

Grand Rapids → Chicago

GRRORD · 137 miles · Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
24 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
4,681
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines68%2,698 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines68%1,983 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

GRR–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 50% between 6–9 PM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 71% on time on Tuesdays against 64% on Fridays.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 68% to 68% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Trending in the right direction.

GRR–ORD flights arrived on time 69% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 62% 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
  • Mon66%(658 flights)
  • Tue71%(637 flights)
  • Wed68%(636 flights)
  • Thu70%(657 flights)
  • Fri64%(669 flights)
  • Sat70%(619 flights)
  • Sun65%(681 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM89%(90 flights)
  • 6–9 AM78%(1180 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(1006 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(722 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(841 flights)
  • 6–9 PM50%(701 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 69% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%379
July 202564%380
August 202570%364
September 202574%359
October 202570%389
November 202574%361
December 202557%351
January 202658%342
February 202670%320
March 202664%355
April 202666%473
May 202676%484

Based on 4,681 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.