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Route Reliability

New York → Grand Rapids

LGA–GRR · 618 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
5.0%
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 Lines77%922 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines76%164 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LGA–GRR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 68% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

LGA–GRR flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 73%.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 76% to 77% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.0% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(158 flights)
  • Tue77%(159 flights)
  • Wed77%(157 flights)
  • Thu73%(153 flights)
  • Fri75%(161 flights)
  • Sat80%(81 flights)
  • Sun76%(162 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(116 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(289 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(287 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(6 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(216 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(117 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 74% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%107
July 202571%105
August 202585%112
September 202588%112
October 202580%112
November 202567%72
December 202569%71
January 202684%51
February 202679%48
March 202666%67
April 202679%81
May 202674%93

Same trip, other airports

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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.