Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Madison
312 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–MSN arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 777 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights279
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9090 minCancel0.6%Flights498
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline68%
- Weather18%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft5%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline60%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. 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 DTW → 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 71% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 913 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 791 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 55 min · 913 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 55 min · 746 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 105 min · 222 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 407 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 522 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 527 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 533 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 55 min · 532 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 55 min · 537 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 65 min · 527 flights
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