Flights Houston → Grand Rapids
IAH → GRR
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to Grand Rapids operates with a high level of punctuality, with 83% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of the year, there have been 89 total flights along this route, each experiencing an average delay of just under ten minutes. The destination airport serves over three million passengers annually, indicating its significance as a major travel 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Houston (IAH) → Grand Rapids (GRR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 120 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Grand Rapids the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Grand Rapids: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Grand Rapids (GRR) heads north-east for about 1,679 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 31m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of IAH-GRR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Grand Rapids it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 120 tracked IAH-GRR flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 6.7% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
Airlines operating IAH-GRR
Airports
Frequently asked questions about IAH-GRR
On the Houston (IAH) -> Grand Rapids (GRR) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 120 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Grand Rapids is 6.67% across 120 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Grand Rapids, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
