Historical on-time performance
Madison to Washington
707 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSN–DCA arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.0%of scheduled flights
based on 770 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.
- PSA AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.2%Flights596
- Republic AirwaysOn-time67%Medianon timep9085 minCancel6.9%Flights174
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft41%
- 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 MSN → DCA
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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 691 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 40 min · 954 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 80 min · 205 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 60 min · 770 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 186 flights · limited
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 398 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 410 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 398 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 412 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 405 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 411 flights
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