Grand Rapids

GRR · KGRR

Gerald R. Ford International Airport

42.88°, -85.52°MI, United States

Passengers a year

4.3M

#70 busiest in the U.S.

39

nonstop destinations

27

airlines

59

departures a day

74.5%

arrivals on time

1.9%

flights cancelled

82.9%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from GRR, by passengers: ORD, ATL, DEN, DTW, MSP, DFW, CLT, MDW, SFB, LASGRRMSPDTWCLTSFBATLDFWMDWORDLASDEN
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Grand Rapids, with 24% of all passengers. 27 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Delta Air Lines holds 24% of the airport — the 75th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is ROC at 24%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
DL
Delta84% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest, Endeavor, Republic
24.2%1M-3.2%
AA
American81% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, PSA, SkyWest, Republic, Piedmont
22.9%979.4K+8.6%
G4
Allegiant87% full
18.6%793.9K+8.4%
UA
United85% fullUnited Express · operated by Republic, SkyWest, GoJet, Mesa
17.5%747.4K+28.1%
WN
Southwest80% full
12.5%534.8K+6.5%
+Other airlines
4.3%183.8K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

39 nonstop destinations from Grand Rapids, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Chicago (ORD)

    331.1K departing · 76% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    211.3K departing · 84% full

    Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    181.4K departing · 85% full

    United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Detroit (DTW)

    142.5K departing · 83% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Minneapolis (MSP)

    132.6K departing · 84% full

    Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    129.3K departing · 83% full

    American Airlines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    118.9K departing · 76% full

    American Airlines

  • Chicago (MDW)

    111.7K departing · 78% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Orlando (SFB)

    65.9K departing · 89% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    64.1K departing · 86% full

    Allegiant Air · Southwest Airlines

All nonstop destinations

39 nonstop · 8 airlines · 39 domestic / 0 intl

ATLAtlantaDTWDetroitMSPMinneapolis

Delta Connection · operated by Endeavor Air, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines

LGANew YorkMCOOrlando

Delta Air Lines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Grand Rapids.

Body class · share of departures

When Grand Rapids is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak July 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
1,263,592
1991
1,179,209
1992
1,253,224
1993
1,315,165
1994
1,393,207
1995
1,474,966
1996
1,528,366
1997
1,606,099
1998
1,591,650
1999
1,628,161
2000
1,729,413
2001
1,715,179
2002
1,851,039
2003
1,969,777
2004
2,155,156
2005
2,090,220
2006
2,023,306
2007
1,995,691
2008
1,816,737
2009
1,772,526
2010
2,183,740
2011
2,274,056
2012
2,145,461
2013
2,259,303
2014
2,371,587
2015
2,574,100
2016
2,673,263
2017
2,830,799
2018
3,277,464
2019
3,589,407
2020
1,721,858
2021
2,911,439
2022
3,444,772
2023
3,799,368
2024
4,139,711
2025
4,263,865
2026
1,698,438 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Grand Rapids, 75 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 23 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 75Late 23Cancelled 2

20 min

average delay

375

flights cancelled

18.9K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 81.6%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 68.2%

Among US airports

#70

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 63.7%–83.6%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 63.7% of arrivals landed on time — 10.8 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 83.6%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)?

Gerald R. Ford International Airport handled about 4.3M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #70 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 59 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)?

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Grand Rapids (GRR), flying about 24% of its passengers. 27 airlines serve Grand Rapids in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)?

Grand Rapids (GRR) has 39 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)?

About 74.5% of flights arriving at Grand Rapids (GRR) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.9% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Grand Rapids (GRR), about 18% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Grand Rapids. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).