Historical on-time performance
Madison to Dallas-Fort Worth
821 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSN–DFW arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,091 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.3%Flights1,091
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 25 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 → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 25 min · 476 flights
- Mornings77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,097 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,094 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 120 min · 584 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 75% on time.
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 464 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 457 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 469 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 85 min · 469 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 80 min · 462 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 457 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 80 min · 473 flights
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