Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Madison
Flights on ORD–MSN arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,858 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.9%Flights678
- Envoy AirOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.6%Flights1,009
- United AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.9%Flights859
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9085 minCancel5.1%Flights1,282
- PSA AirlinesOn-time53%Medianon timep90165 minCancel16.7%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline2%
- Weather71%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 136 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 ORD → MSN
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 62% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,251 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 2,035 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,699 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,567 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 80 min · 1,850 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,174 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,071 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,172 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,241 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,249 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,248 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,249 flights
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