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Route Reliability

Chicago → Grand Rapids

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

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
4,679
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines71%2,698 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines68%1,981 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORD–GRR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 59% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 71% on time on Tuesdays against 67% on Mondays.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 68% to 71% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Trending in the right direction.

ORD–GRR flights arrived on time 71% 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
  • Mon67%(658 flights)
  • Tue71%(630 flights)
  • Wed70%(638 flights)
  • Thu71%(655 flights)
  • Fri68%(662 flights)
  • Sat71%(626 flights)
  • Sun69%(677 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(490 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(911 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(865 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(781 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(831 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM59%(668 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 67% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%378
July 202566%380
August 202573%366
September 202581%361
October 202576%389
November 202571%359
December 202555%353
January 202662%339
February 202668%321
March 202664%353
April 202670%470
May 202678%477

Based on 4,679 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.