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GRU to MCZ flight delays

São Paulo (GRU) Maceió (MCZ)

3,083 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · ANAC Brazil

78.36%

Arrived on time

Within 15 minutes of schedule

0.78%

Cancelled

Share of scheduled flights

38 min

When late, late by

Average across delayed arrivals

10 min

Delay per flight

Averaged over every flight flown

What the record says about this route

The season swings this route hard. In October it ran 30.2 points more punctual than in December — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.

The two directions do not behave alike. MCZ to GRU arrives on time 7.8 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.

The 2 airlines here are separated by under 3 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.

The São Paulo to Maceió route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.

Which airline should you fly on this route?

Over July 2024 – July 2026, Gol Linhas Aéreas arrived on time most often on GRU to MCZ. LATAM Brasil was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in December.

Every airline on GRU to MCZ

Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.

Airline Flights On time Cancelled Avg delay Grade
LATAM Brasil 1,754 77.16% 0.91% 34 min C
Gol Linhas Aéreas 1,328 80% 0.6% 43 min C
Azul Linhas Aéreas 1 0% 0% 44 min

Month by month

Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.

Apr 2025 peak 96 Jul 2026
On-time arrival rate, %

Common questions

Are flights from São Paulo to Maceió usually delayed?

78.36% of flights on the GRU to MCZ route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.

Which airline is most on time from São Paulo to Maceió?

Gol Linhas Aéreas, at 80% on time across 1,328 flights. The least punctual on the route was LATAM Brasil at 77.16%.

How often are GRU to MCZ flights cancelled?

0.78% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 8 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.

What is the best month to fly São Paulo to Maceió?

October, when 96.6% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 66.4%.

When GRU to MCZ flights are late, how late are they?

About 38 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.

What these figures do and do not tell you

Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on GRU to MCZ during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.

A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.

Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →