Historical on-time performance
Madison to Detroit
311 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSN–DTW arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 807 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.0%Flights310
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9080 minCancel0.2%Flights497
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline69%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft12%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline75%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 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 → DTW
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 · 1,408 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,138 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 45 min · 136 flights · limited
- Evenings82% on time · p90 55 min · 903 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 89% on time.
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 401 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 25 min · 533 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 523 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 25 min · 525 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 35 min · 534 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 35 min · 533 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 40 min · 537 flights
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