Historical on-time performance
Madison to Phoenix
1,396 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSN–PHX arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 500 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights500
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 → PHX
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 67% to 88% on time.
- Afternoons88% on time · p90 15 min · 60 flights · limited
- Mornings83% on time · p90 35 min · 787 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 100 min · 420 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 83% on time.
- Mondays83% on time · p90 45 min · 185 flights · limited
- Sundays81% on time · p90 50 min · 197 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 177 flights · limited
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 65 min · 175 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 179 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 70 min · 190 flights · limited
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 170 flights · limited
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