Madison

MSN · KMSN

Dane County Regional Truax Field

43.14°, -89.34°WI, United States

Passengers a year

2.6M

#94 busiest in the U.S.

19

nonstop destinations

24

airlines

45

departures a day

74.7%

arrivals on time

2.8%

flights cancelled

82.3%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from MSN, by passengers: ORD, DEN, DFW, MSP, ATL, CLT, DTW, PHX, DCA, LGAMSNMSPLGADTWDCAORDCLTATLDFWPHXDEN
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Madison, with 38% of all passengers. 24 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 38% of the airport — the 36th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is KOA at 38%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American83% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by PSA, Envoy, Republic, SkyWest, Piedmont
38.3%987.7K+15.4%
DL
Delta81% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest, Endeavor, Republic
28.2%726.9K+9.2%
UA
United85% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, Republic, GoJet, Mesa, CommuteAir
27.1%699.5K+27.7%
MX
Breeze83% full
2.4%61.4K+10.6%
SY
Sun Country80% full
2.2%56.4K+12.2%
+Other airlines
1.9%49K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

19 nonstop destinations from Madison, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Chicago (ORD)

    297.9K departing · 77% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    146.5K departing · 88% full

    United Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    123.5K departing · 84% full

    American Airlines

  • Minneapolis (MSP)

    123.1K departing · 82% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    98.6K departing · 86% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    95.1K departing · 81% full

    American Airlines

  • Detroit (DTW)

    89K departing · 82% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    77.5K departing · 88% full

    American Airlines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Washington (DCA)

    56.8K departing · 72% full

    American Airlines · Delta Air Lines

  • New York (LGA)

    52.9K departing · 77% full

    Delta Air Lines · American Airlines

All nonstop destinations

19 nonstop · 6 airlines · 19 domestic / 0 intl

CLTCharlotteORDChicagoDFWDallas-Fort WorthPHXPhoenix

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines

BOSBostonMIAMiamiLGANew YorkPHLPhiladelphiaDCAWashington

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Madison.

Body class · share of departures

When Madison is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak May 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
879,057
1991
813,787
1992
1,078,591
1993
1,059,094
1994
944,767
1995
984,123
1996
1,031,178
1997
1,134,646
1998
1,195,849
1999
1,251,410
2000
1,293,240
2001
1,329,876
2002
1,437,381
2003
1,601,587
2004
1,694,526
2005
1,615,321
2006
1,609,869
2007
1,572,437
2008
1,458,426
2009
1,490,447
2010
1,525,656
2011
1,503,391
2012
1,611,255
2013
1,666,671
2014
1,669,064
2015
1,658,535
2016
1,811,689
2017
1,894,988
2018
2,105,080
2019
2,329,952
2020
839,620
2021
1,403,803
2022
1,844,915
2023
2,081,855
2024
2,314,124
2025
2,445,818
2026
1,497,990 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Madison, 75 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 75Late 22Cancelled 3

21 min

average delay

401

flights cancelled

13.7K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 83.1%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 69.9%

Among US airports

#94

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 63.3%–81.3%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 63.3% of arrivals landed on time — 11.4 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 81.3%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)?

Dane County Regional Truax Field handled about 2.6M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #94 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 45 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Madison (MSN), flying about 38% of its passengers. 24 airlines serve Madison in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)?

Madison (MSN) has 19 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)?

About 74.7% of flights arriving at Madison (MSN) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.8% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Madison (MSN), about 21% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Madison. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).