Airport reliability

Madison (MSN) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave Madison, WI (MSN) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Madison, WI14,304 departures in 12 months

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Departures on time: 76.4%
Cancelled: 3.0%
60+ minutes late: 8.9%
Scheduled departures: 14,304

What this means

MSN departures beat the U.S. average.

76.4% of the 14,304 scheduled departures from Madison (MSN) arrived at their destination on time, 0.8 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
3.0% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 8.9% arrived an hour or more late.
Flights arriving at MSN were on time 71.7% of the time.
Among airlines with at least 300 departures, Delta Air Lines was the most punctual from MSN (87.2%) and PSA Airlines the least (70.2%).
Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month for departures from MSN (86.2% on time) and January the least reliable (71.8%).
Cancellations peaked in January, when 4.4% of flights were cancelled.
Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (87.9% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (59.6%).

Airlines at MSN

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from MSN, September 2025 to August 2026. On time means arrived at the destination within 15 minutes of schedule.
Airline	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Avg delay when late	Departures
Delta Air Lines	87.2%	1.8%	5.0%	98 min	1,737
Envoy AirSold as American Eagle	78.5%	3.4%	7.2%	86 min	1,134
American Airlines	78.0%	1.5%	9.5%	118 min	2,274
United Airlines	76.8%	1.5%	6.8%	71 min	1,855
Republic AirwaysSold as American Eagle, Delta Connection, United Express	75.6%	4.5%	8.7%	85 min	2,368
SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska	72.6%	2.8%	10.9%	106 min	2,872
PSA AirlinesSold as American Eagle	70.2%	5.9%	11.7%	120 min	1,909
Frontier Airlines	67.7%	3.2%	14.2%	97 min	155

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On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 87.9%

6a 83.4%

7a 84.5%

8a 80.5%

9a 84.7%

10a 78.4%

11a 77.8%

12p 73.6%

1p 74.2%

2p 76.0%

3p 65.4%

4p 64.7%

5p 66.0%

6p 68.7%

7p 67.9%

8p 59.6%

9p Insufficient sample

Share of scheduled flights on time MSN average 76.4%

Departures from MSN by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Departing before 6 am	87.9%	863
Departing 6 am to 7 am	83.4%	2,173
Departing 7 am to 8 am	84.5%	1,314
Departing 8 am to 9 am	80.5%	1,242
Departing 9 am to 10 am	84.7%	674
Departing 10 am to 11 am	78.4%	698
Departing 11 am to noon	77.8%	924
Departing noon to 1 pm	73.6%	656
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm	74.2%	662
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm	76.0%	866
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm	65.4%	1,218
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm	64.7%	607
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm	66.0%	1,654
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm	68.7%	428
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm	67.9%	112
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm	59.6%	208
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm	Insufficient sample	5

Best and worst months at MSN

Jan 71.8%

Feb 80.6%

Mar 78.6%

Apr 81.0%

May 77.8%

Jun 76.0%

Jul 73.1%

Aug 76.3%

Sep 83.3%

Oct 86.2%

Nov 82.1%

Dec 76.8%

Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 76.4%

Departures from MSN by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
January	71.8%	2,819
February	80.6%	2,654
March	78.6%	3,147
April	81.0%	3,311
May	77.8%	3,348
June	76.0%	3,389
July	73.1%	3,417
August	76.3%	3,581
September	83.3%	3,126
October	86.2%	3,357
November	82.1%	2,993
December	76.8%	2,812

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 82.6%

Oct 81.2%

Nov 74.8%

Dec 70.5%

Jan 69.1%

Feb 77.9%

Mar 70.0%

Apr 78.2%

May 81.2%

Jun 78.6%

Jul 74.7%

Aug 75.1%

Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%

Departures from MSN, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Sep 2025	82.6%	1,162
Oct 2025	81.2%	1,306
Nov 2025	74.8%	1,147
Dec 2025	70.5%	1,029
Jan 2026	69.1%	1,022
Feb 2026	77.9%	962
Mar 2026	70.0%	1,128
Apr 2026	78.2%	1,245
May 2026	81.2%	1,305
Jun 2026	78.6%	1,302
Jul 2026	74.7%	1,381
Aug 2026	75.1%	1,315

Busiest routes from MSN

Nonstop routes from MSN by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
To	On time	Cancelled	Airlines	Flights
Chicago (ORD)	70.0%	3.9%	5	4,070
Washington (DCA)	68.6%	5.2%	4	1,238
Minneapolis (MSP)	83.0%	1.1%	2	1,136
Denver (DEN)	80.4%	0.8%	3	1,125
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	73.0%	1.9%	2	1,091
Atlanta (ATL)	87.3%	2.1%	1	1,030
Charlotte (CLT)	82.1%	1.9%	2	1,010
New York (LGA)	79.4%	5.7%	2	930
Detroit (DTW)	81.4%	0.8%	2	882
Phoenix (PHX)	79.2%	1.0%	2	605
Philadelphia (PHL)	74.9%	7.3%	2	509
Newark (EWR)	84.0%	4.3%	2	463
Boston (BOS)	71.2%	1.8%	2	163

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Sources & data dates

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period: September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through: August 2026
Processed: 2026-11-03
Scope: Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Madison, WI (MSN) by airlines that report to the DOT.
Method: Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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