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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Madison

CLT–MSN · 708 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
1,010
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 1,010 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CLT–MSN flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 72% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLT–MSN flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays and just 66% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

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%(144 flights)
  • Tue83%(139 flights)
  • Wed84%(139 flights)
  • Thu77%(145 flights)
  • Fri79%(144 flights)
  • Sat84%(134 flights)
  • Sun66%(148 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(72 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(135 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(325 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(113 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(12 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(336 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 72% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%82
July 202562%87
August 202577%77
September 202591%88
October 202589%81
November 202585%86
December 202574%90
January 202683%60
February 202679%71
March 202674%88
April 202672%90
May 202684%93

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Based on 1,010 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.