Historical on-time performance
New York to Madison
812 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–MSN arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.6%of scheduled flights
based on 646 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time70%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.6%Flights646
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft42%
- 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 LGA → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 366 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 365 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 70 min · 759 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 65 min · 172 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 174 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 256 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 251 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 256 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 258 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 252 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 65 min · 254 flights
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