ORD to GRR flight delays

ORD GRR Chicago O'Hare to Gerald R. Ford · 137 miles

9,532 flights were scheduled from ORD to GRR over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 9,329 that made the trip, 74.4% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
9,532
Arrived on time
74.4%
Cancelled
2%
Scheduled distance
137 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on ORD–GRR, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
United Airlines 72.3% 74 min 0.9% 2,399
SkyWest Airlines 72.9% 79 min 2.7% 2,141
Republic Airways 82.5% 60 min 1.8% 2,125
Envoy Air 76.7% 59 min 2.4% 1,862
American Airlines 60.8% 83 min 2.7% 1,003

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on ORD–GRR: 67.3% of flights arrived on time, against 81.5% in September. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 74.4%.
Arrival on-time share, ORD to GRR, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 69.2% 770
February 76.2% 697
March 73.5% 761
April 76.7% 989
May 77.1% 914
June 68.8% 821
July 67.3% 723
August 72.9% 737
September 81.5% 761
October 79.8% 768
November 78.8% 781
December 69.4% 810

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

ORD to GRR in one number

ORD → GRR

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 72 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 9,532 flights

74.4% of flights arrived on time

Questions about ORD to GRR

Which airline is most reliable from ORD to GRR?
Republic Airways — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 82.5% of the time, with 2,125 scheduled. American Airlines came in at 60.8% over 1,003 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly ORD to GRR?
July, at 67.3% of arrivals on time, with 723 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 81.5%.
How late are ORD–GRR flights when they are late?
72 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the ORD to GRR flight cancelled?
2% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at GRR less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.