Flights Detroit → Grand Rapids
DTW → GRR
How long is the flight from Detroit to Grand Rapids?
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Grand Rapids (GRR) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Grand Rapids has a punctuality rate of 69%, with an average delay of 28 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 538 flights on this route using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Boeing 717, and Airbus A320, serving the destination airport which handles approximately 3,573,606 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Detroit (DTW) → Grand Rapids (GRR) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 1313 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Grand Rapids the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Grand Rapids: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Grand Rapids (GRR) heads north-west for about 193 km, a flight time of roughly 30m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of DTW-GRR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Grand Rapids it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,313 tracked DTW-GRR flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-GRR
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Grand Rapids (GRR) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Grand Rapids (GRR) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 1313 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Grand Rapids is 1.22% across 1313 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
