Historical on-time performance
Washington to Madison
707 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–MSN arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.3%of scheduled flights
based on 770 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- PSA AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.0%Flights596
- Republic AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel8.6%Flights174
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 DCA → MSN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,001 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 778 flights
- Mornings80% on time · p90 25 min · 175 flights · limited
- Overnights66% on time · p90 60 min · 202 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 100 min · 462 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 79% on time.
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 400 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 186 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 410 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 399 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 411 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 65 min · 410 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 70 min · 402 flights
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