Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Madison
228 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–MSN arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,203 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-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights314
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.4%Flights889
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline68%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft9%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 890 flights
- Evenings85% on time · p90 30 min · 73 flights · limited
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,132 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 50 min · 886 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,051 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 587 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 481 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 593 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 588 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 45 min · 601 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 589 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 593 flights
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