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Route Reliability

Atlanta → Madison

ATL–MSN · 707 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
1,035
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 83% of the time across 1,035 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

ATL–MSN flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 80% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

ATL–MSN flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 78%.

Ticking up lately.

ATL–MSN flights arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(154 flights)
  • Tue82%(153 flights)
  • Wed92%(151 flights)
  • Thu78%(151 flights)
  • Fri78%(147 flights)
  • Sat86%(114 flights)
  • Sun87%(146 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(2 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(346 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(8 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(301 flights)
  • 6–9 PM88%(33 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(326 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 65% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%82
July 202574%85
August 202585%87
September 202590%82
October 202591%88
November 202589%82
December 202581%85
January 202683%83
February 202681%77
March 202682%91
April 202687%89
May 202687%85

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Based on 1,035 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.