Best time to fly Madison to Newark

Every month pooled across the years on record, so "July" means July generally rather than one particular July. Full MSN to EWR record →

Best month

September

98.3% on time · 60 flights

Worst month

December

81.7% on time · 61 flights

Month Flights On time Cancelled When late, by
January 61 84.2% 6.56% 125 min
February 56 87% 3.57% 39 min
March 62 91.7% 3.23% 70 min
April 60 88.1% 1.67% 106 min
May 69 87.9% 4.35% 57 min
June 90 86.2% 3.33% 88 min
July 62 85% 3.23% 87 min
August 62 86.9% 1.61% 68 min
September 60 98.3% 1.67% 196 min
October 62 91.9% 0% 129 min
November 60 91.7% 0% 60 min
December 61 81.7% 1.64% 93 min

What a seasonal pattern can and cannot tell you

Months differ for reasons that repeat — summer thunderstorms in the American interior, winter fog and de-icing in northern Europe, school holidays filling every seat and leaving no slack in the schedule. Those are real and they come back each year.

What the pattern cannot do is forecast a particular flight. A quiet month has late days and a bad month has punctual ones. Treat this as a way to choose between two dates you are indifferent about, not as a promise.