Flights Madison → New York
MSN → LGA
How long is the flight from Madison to New York?
The flight from Madison (MSN) to New York (LGA) takes about 2h 3m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Madison to New York operates with an Embraer 170 aircraft and maintains a high on-time performance rate of 87%. Over the course of the year, it has recorded an average delay of just 3.8 minutes per flight out of a total of 255 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States with over 29 million 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) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 563 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.57%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Madison the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Madison (MSN) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 1,303 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 3m.
Departures from Madison on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 69% of MSN-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Madison the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 563 tracked MSN-LGA flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 6.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSN-LGA
The flight from Madison (MSN) to New York (LGA) takes about 2h 3m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Madison (MSN) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 563 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Madison-New York is 6.57% across 563 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
