Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Madison
708 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–MSN arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 899 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights359
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.7%Flights540
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather93%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 14 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CLT → MSN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 590 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 332 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 60 min · 958 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 70 min · 1,035 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 408 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 417 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 429 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 424 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 411 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 431 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 65 min · 431 flights
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