Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Madison
Flights on MSP–MSN arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 985 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights282
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights703
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline71%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft8%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 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 MSP → MSN
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 20 min · 838 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,092 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 55 min · 812 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,048 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 559 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 467 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 570 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 562 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 562 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 55 min · 573 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 570 flights
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