Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Madison
708 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 951 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights549
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.2%Flights402
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 487 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 317 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 963 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 105 min · 51 flights · limited
- Overnights64% on time · p90 70 min · 1,025 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 50 min · 396 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 417 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 406 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 405 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 65 min · 410 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 394 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 60 min · 415 flights
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