Airports › Madison (MSN) › October 2024
Airport month · October 2024
Dane County Regional-Truax Field in October 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,029 domestic departures from Dane County Regional-Truax Field (MSN). 91.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 90.6% reached their destination on time; 0.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so MSN departures were 5.5 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 1,022 departures with 88.4% leaving on time: a change of +2.6 points, with flights up 1%.
Flights arriving at MSN that month were on time 87.2% of the time (1,030 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, air carrier 39% and national aviation system 13%.
- On time 90.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 9.0%
- Cancelled 0.4%
- Diverted 0.0%
October 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | MSN, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 91.0% | 88.4% | 79.6% | 85.5% |
| Arrived on time | 90.6% | 88.4% | 76.5% | 85.8% |
| Cancelled | 0.4% | 0.1% | 2.9% | 1.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 6.6 min | 9.0 min | 19.7 min | 9.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 34 | 34 | 39 | 20,517 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,029 | 1,022 | 14,127 | 615,497 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 178 | 17% | 86.5% | -0.7 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 174 | 17% | 96.6% | -16.2 min | 0.6% |
| UA United Airlines | 139 | 14% | 85.6% | 7.1 min | 1.4% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 134 | 13% | 93.3% | -7.6 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 129 | 13% | 90.7% | -8.2 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 110 | 11% | 93.6% | -5.8 min | 0.0% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 76 | 7% | 96.1% | -13.5 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 58 | 6% | 84.5% | -0.9 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 31 | 3% | 77.4% | 9.2 min | 3.2% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSN–ORD | Madison to Chicago | 180 | 83.9% | -0.2 min | 0.6% |
| MSN–DEN | Madison to Denver | 118 | 88.1% | 5.2 min | 1.7% |
| MSN–MSP | Madison to Minneapolis | 116 | 97.4% | -11.7 min | 0.9% |
| MSN–DTW | Madison to Detroit | 115 | 93.9% | -10.7 min | 0.0% |
| MSN–CLT | Madison to Charlotte | 92 | 85.9% | 2.7 min | 0.0% |
| MSN–DFW | Madison to Dallas/Fort Worth | 89 | 91.0% | -7.3 min | 0.0% |
| MSN–ATL | Madison to Atlanta | 85 | 97.6% | -18.4 min | 0.0% |
| MSN–DCA | Madison to Washington | 85 | 95.3% | -12.6 min | 0.0% |
| MSN–LGA | Madison to New York | 58 | 94.8% | -12.2 min | 0.0% |
| MSN–EWR | Madison to Newark | 31 | 90.3% | -7.5 min | 0.0% |
| MSN–PHX | Madison to Phoenix | 31 | 74.2% | 11.8 min | 0.0% |
| MSN–PHL | Madison to Philadelphia | 21 | 95.2% | 1.9 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MSN on time in October 2024?
91.0% of 1,029 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 90.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2023, 88.4% of 1,022 departures left on time and 0.1% were cancelled, against 91.0% and 0.4% in October 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MSN · methodology · corrections.