Historical on-time performance
Madison to New York
812 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSN–LGA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.0%of scheduled flights
based on 858 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel5.0%Flights858
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline50%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft9%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline26%
- Weather37%
- Air traffic (NAS)37%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 43 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 → LGA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 418 flights
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,200 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 50 min · 340 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 10 min · 197 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 296 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 292 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 294 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 293 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 294 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 15 min · 293 flights
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