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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Madison

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

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
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 78% of the time across 675 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHL–MSN flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 71% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

PHL–MSN flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays and just 71% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(94 flights)
  • Tue89%(90 flights)
  • Wed78%(94 flights)
  • Thu72%(97 flights)
  • Fri71%(97 flights)
  • Sat87%(83 flights)
  • Sun76%(99 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(47 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(207 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(54 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(161 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(132 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 61% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%76
July 202568%81
August 202582%89
September 202597%61
October 202575%84
November 202577%30
December 202581%31
January 202683%29
February 202685%27
March 202682%28
April 202674%50
May 202690%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.