Historical on-time performance
Denver to Madison
Flights on DEN–MSN arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 764 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights35
- United AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights729
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 DEN → MSN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 64% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 30 min · 260 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,562 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 85 min · 186 flights · limited
- Evenings68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,110 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 55 min · 123 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 438 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 481 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 414 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 496 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 417 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 513 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 482 flights
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