Flights Denver → Madison
DEN → MSN
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Madison operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.9 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 209 total flights on this route using aircraft such as the Airbus A319 and Canadair Regional Jet 700.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Denver (DEN) → Madison (MSN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 285 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Madison the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Madison: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Madison (MSN) heads east for about 1,326 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 5m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of DEN-MSN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Madison it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 285 tracked DEN-MSN flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-MSN
On the Denver (DEN) -> Madison (MSN) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 285 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Madison is 1.75% across 285 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
