Flights Grand Rapids → Atlanta
GRR → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Grand Rapids to Atlanta operates with high punctuality, with 88% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 353 total flights on this route, with an average delay of just 8 minutes. The aircraft used include Boeing 717, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Airbus A319, and Airbus A320, serving a destination airport that handles over 108 million 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 Grand Rapids (GRR) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 459 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Grand Rapids the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Grand Rapids (GRR) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south for about 1,032 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Grand Rapids on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of GRR-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Grand Rapids the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 459 tracked GRR-ATL flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about GRR-ATL
On the Grand Rapids (GRR) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 459 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Grand Rapids-Atlanta is 1.74% across 459 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
