Flights Madison → Dallas-Fort Worth
MSN → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Madison to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an Embraer RJ145 aircraft and has a high on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of just 8.3 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 267 flights serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which handles approximately 87,817,864 passengers annually.
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 Madison (MSN) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 349 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Madison the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Madison (MSN) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south-west for about 1,322 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 4m.
Departures from Madison on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 60% of MSN-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Madison the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 349 tracked MSN-DFW flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSN-DFW
On the Madison (MSN) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 349 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Madison-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.15% across 349 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
