Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Madison
312 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–MSN arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,067 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 minCancel0.0%Flights294
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.4%Flights773
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline70%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft5%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 72% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,006 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 40 min · 972 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 813 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 50 min · 862 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 95 min · 162 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 436 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 561 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 565 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 45 min · 566 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 560 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 564 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 50 min · 563 flights
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