Historical on-time performance
Madison to Newark
799 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSN–EWR arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 284 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- United AirlinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.8%Flights121
- Republic AirwaysOn-time85%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.1%Flights163
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline63%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft14%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 → EWR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 87% on time.
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 163 flights · limited
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 162 flights · limited
- Fridays86% on time · p90 15 min · 161 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 161 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 15 min · 160 flights · limited
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 162 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 159 flights · limited
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