Flights Grand Rapids → Newark
GRR → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Grand Rapids to Newark is served by Embraer 170 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 85%, with an average delay of 10.8 minutes when flights are not on time. The destination airport, which opened in 2001, handles approximately 43,402,059 passengers annually, making it a major transportation hub.
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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 238 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.46%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark 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 Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Grand Rapids (GRR) to Newark (EWR) heads east for about 971 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 38m.
Departures from Grand Rapids on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of GRR-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Grand Rapids the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 238 tracked GRR-EWR flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 5.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about GRR-EWR
On the Grand Rapids (GRR) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 238 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Grand Rapids-Newark is 5.46% across 238 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
