Historical on-time performance
Denver to Madison
826 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–MSN arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 743 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.4%Flights743
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 DEN → MSN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 66% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 35 min · 289 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,520 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 70 min · 180 flights · limited
- Evenings66% on time · p90 65 min · 1,119 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 55 min · 116 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 472 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 429 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 434 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 35 min · 514 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 495 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 413 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 45 min · 467 flights
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