Historical on-time performance
Madison to Philadelphia
764 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSN–PHL arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 181 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.1%Flights181
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSN → PHL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 68% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 125 flights · limited
- Middays82% on time · p90 50 min · 140 flights · limited
- Evenings81% on time · p90 35 min · 57 flights · limited
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 55 min · 214 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 73 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 62 flights · limited
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 76 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 60 min · 81 flights · limited
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 84 flights · limited
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 75 flights · limited
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 85 flights · limited
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