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Route Reliability

Madison → Atlanta

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

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min early
Average arrival delay
1.9%
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 90% of the time across 1,035 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MSN–ATL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 55% between 6–9 PM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

MSN–ATL flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 85%.

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
  • Mon90%(153 flights)
  • Tue87%(150 flights)
  • Wed93%(151 flights)
  • Thu93%(150 flights)
  • Fri88%(146 flights)
  • Sat85%(115 flights)
  • Sun91%(144 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(358 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(300 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(47 flights)
  • 3–6 PM87%(293 flights)
  • 6–9 PM55%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
92%
May

Jun 87% → May 92% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%82
July 202586%85
August 202592%87
September 202593%82
October 202599%88
November 202589%81
December 202581%83
January 202693%83
February 202692%77
March 202689%90
April 202686%87
May 202692%84

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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.