Historical on-time performance
Newark to Madison
799 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–MSN arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.5%of scheduled flights
based on 213 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time66%Medianon timep90100 minCancel12.3%Flights122
- United AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep90100 minCancel1.1%Flights91
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft61%
- 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 EWR → MSN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 5 min · 53 flights · limited
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 80 min · 83 flights · limited
- Overnights66% on time · p90 80 min · 637 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 85 min · 338 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 159 flights · limited
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 158 flights · limited
- Wednesdays69% on time · p90 80 min · 161 flights · limited
- Mondays65% on time · p90 85 min · 158 flights · limited
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 85 min · 158 flights · limited
- Fridays64% on time · p90 80 min · 159 flights · limited
- Sundays61% on time · p90 100 min · 160 flights · limited
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