Historical on-time performance
New York to Madison
812 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–MSN arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.6%of scheduled flights
based on 858 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel6.6%Flights858
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline23%
- Weather37%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 57 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 LGA → MSN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 280 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 485 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 75 min · 775 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 85 min · 366 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 197 flights · limited
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 294 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 296 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 65 min · 291 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 292 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 294 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 80 min · 295 flights
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