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Route Reliability

Detroit → Madison

DTW–MSN · 311 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport

76
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
1,337
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 74% of the time across 1,337 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DTW–MSN flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 71% between 3–6 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

DTW–MSN flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Thursdays. On Mondays: 69%.

Trending in the right direction.

DTW–MSN flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 55% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(199 flights)
  • Tue76%(190 flights)
  • Wed76%(187 flights)
  • Thu78%(197 flights)
  • Fri72%(195 flights)
  • Sat76%(156 flights)
  • Sun73%(197 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM78%(318 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(42 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(243 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(361 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(332 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM92%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 79% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%115
July 202574%119
August 202582%112
September 202587%107
October 202590%116
November 202575%105
December 202554%104
January 202648%98
February 202664%98
March 202668%117
April 202682%116
May 202683%114

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Based on 1,337 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.