Historical on-time performance
Madison to Washington
707 miData through May 2026Source: 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 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.5%of scheduled flights
based on 936 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesbestOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.9%Flights687
- Republic AirwaysOn-time65%Medianon timep9090 minCancel6.0%Flights249
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline2%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Security2%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 42 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 MSN → DCA
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 836 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 50 min · 958 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 60 min · 896 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 90 min · 340 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 218 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 461 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 472 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 463 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 475 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 471 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 60 min · 470 flights
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