Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Madison
1,396 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–MSN arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 530 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.9%Flights530
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 PHX → 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 72% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 370 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 205 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 70 min · 703 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 191 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 184 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 182 flights · limited
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 60 min · 213 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 217 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 203 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 202 flights
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