Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Madison
821 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–MSN arrive on time 60% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate60%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,092 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep90100 minCancel2.2%Flights1,092
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 DFW → 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 49% to 79% on time.
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 220 flights
- Mornings75% on time · p90 40 min · 841 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 95 min · 1,071 flights
- Overnights51% on time · p90 125 min · 1,014 flights
- Evenings49% on time · p90 140 min · 65 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 67% on time.
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 80 min · 444 flights
- Tuesdays64% on time · p90 85 min · 456 flights
- Wednesdays63% on time · p90 75 min · 453 flights
- Fridays62% on time · p90 75 min · 463 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 90 min · 469 flights
- Thursdays61% on time · p90 105 min · 458 flights
- Mondays60% on time · p90 100 min · 468 flights
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