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Airport month · May 2026
Dane County Regional-Truax Field in May 2026
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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,305 domestic departures from Dane County Regional-Truax Field (MSN). 83.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.2% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so MSN departures were 6.3 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 1,012 departures with 80.3% leaving on time: a change of +3.1 points, with flights up 29%.
Flights arriving at MSN that month were on time 78.5% of the time (1,306 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 48%, late-arriving aircraft 28% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 81.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.9%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 0.6%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | MSN, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 83.4% | 80.3% | 79.6% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 81.2% | 77.6% | 76.5% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.6 min | 16.7 min | 19.7 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 44 | 34 | 39 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,305 | 1,012 | 14,127 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 264 | 20% | 75.8% | 12.5 min | 1.1% |
| YX Republic Airline | 214 | 16% | 86.4% | -0.1 min | 0.5% |
| AA American Airlines | 209 | 16% | 83.7% | 18.3 min | 1.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 184 | 14% | 81.5% | -0.9 min | 1.1% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 172 | 13% | 84.9% | -9.8 min | 4.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 152 | 12% | 73.0% | 8.7 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 100 | 8% | 89.0% | -8.2 min | 1.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 10 | 1% | 40.0% | 35.9 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSN–ORD | Madison to Chicago | 403 | 75.2% | 12.0 min | 0.7% |
| MSN–MSP | Madison to Minneapolis | 119 | 84.9% | -5.4 min | 1.7% |
| MSN–DCA | Madison to Washington | 109 | 75.2% | 8.2 min | 0.9% |
| MSN–DEN | Madison to Denver | 106 | 80.2% | 4.2 min | 0.0% |
| MSN–CLT | Madison to Charlotte | 93 | 86.0% | -5.5 min | 1.1% |
| MSN–DFW | Madison to Dallas/Fort Worth | 93 | 80.6% | 37.1 min | 2.2% |
| MSN–ATL | Madison to Atlanta | 90 | 85.6% | -12.9 min | 5.6% |
| MSN–LGA | Madison to New York | 68 | 86.8% | -8.0 min | 1.5% |
| MSN–PHL | Madison to Philadelphia | 68 | 91.2% | -6.8 min | 0.0% |
| MSN–PHX | Madison to Phoenix | 58 | 84.5% | 10.8 min | 0.0% |
| MSN–DTW | Madison to Detroit | 57 | 82.5% | -2.9 min | 3.5% |
| MSN–EWR | Madison to Newark | 41 | 97.6% | -15.8 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MSN on time in May 2026?
83.4% of 1,305 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 80.3% of 1,012 departures left on time and 1.6% were cancelled, against 83.4% and 1.3% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 2026; 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.