Flights Grand Island → Dallas-Fort Worth
GRI → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Grand Island to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance rate of 79%, with flights experiencing a mean delay of 18.5 minutes. The route sees a total of 174 flights annually, utilizing Embraer RJ145 and Embraer RJ140 aircraft, serving the highly trafficked Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport which handles over 87 million passengers per year.
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 Grand Island (GRI) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 236 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Grand Island the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Grand Island (GRI) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south for about 904 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 33m.
Departures from Grand Island on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 51% of GRI-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Grand Island the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 236 tracked GRI-DFW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 3.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about GRI-DFW
On the Grand Island (GRI) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 236 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Grand Island-Dallas-Fort Worth is 3.39% across 236 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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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.
