Route · PHL → MSN · 2020–2025 BTS data
Philadelphia to Madison
The PHL–MSN corridor (Philadelphia, PA → Madison, WI) runs ahead of the national average, served by 5 carriers across roughly 764 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.3%
- On-time
- +4.3 pts
- vs US avg
- 79 min
- Delay when late
- 962
- Flights
Cancelled
3.4%
Best Month
Apr 2020 98%
Worst Month
Aug 2024 71%
Distance
764 mi
Carriers
5
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 81 | 21 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Sep 2025 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Aug 2025 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | AA,YX,OH |
| Jul 2025 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Aug 2024 | 79 | 23 | 1 | 0 | AA,OH,YX |
| Jun 2024 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 0 | OH |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Mar 2022 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Jan 2022 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | OH |
| Dec 2021 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OH |
| Sep 2021 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OH,AA |
| Aug 2021 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Jul 2021 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | OH,YX |
| Jun 2021 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Aug 2020 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OH,YX |
| Jul 2020 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | OH,YX |
| Apr 2020 | 56 | 1 | 20 | 0 | OH |
| Mar 2020 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 0 | OH |
| Feb 2020 | 55 | 16 | 1 | 0 | OH |
| Jan 2020 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OH |
Cancellation Rate
3.4%
33 of 962 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
2 of 962 flights
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PHL - Philadelphia
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Philadelphia, PA.
Origin airport →MSN - Madison
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Madison, WI.
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What the Data Says About PHL to MSN
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Philadelphia to Madison (PHL to MSN) running a 83.3% on-time rate over 962 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 79.0 minutes. The 764-mile corridor is served by 5 carriers, and over the last 24 months 3.4% of 962 flights were cancelled, 0.2% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Apr 2020 posted the strongest performance at 98% on-time, while Aug 2024 came in at just 71% - a 27-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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