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Route Reliability

Madison → Philadelphia

MSN–PHL · 764 miles · Dane County Regional Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
675
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 675 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MSN–PHL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 73% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

MSN–PHL flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 78%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(94 flights)
  • Tue85%(94 flights)
  • Wed79%(86 flights)
  • Thu78%(95 flights)
  • Fri81%(97 flights)
  • Sat85%(86 flights)
  • Sun80%(98 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(5 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(195 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(50 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(201 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(199 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 69% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%77
July 202570%79
August 202576%88
September 202592%62
October 202587%83
November 202574%31
December 202577%31
January 202682%28
February 202692%26
March 202671%28
April 202696%49
May 202693%68

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Based on 675 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.