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Dane County Regional Truax Field

43.13990°N
-89.33750°W
ARR / DAY
102
0.3%
DEP / DAY
99
6.2%
ON-TIME
15.7% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 57 minest
AVG DELAY
57 min
7d window

Dane County Regional Truax Field (KMSN/MSN) is a large domestic airport located in Madison, WI. It features 3 runways with the longest being 9,005 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 102 arrivals and 99 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 30 carriers across 56 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 4% of observed flights. The most active carrier is SKY West Aviation (SKW). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 16% with an average delay of 57 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 212 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
83°F
Wind
8 kts
360°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KMSN 122253Z 36008KT 10SM SCT029 BKN250 28/22 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP089 T02830222

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
24m 5a 25m 6a 19m 7a 7m 8a 3m 9a 16m 10a 9m 11a 8m 12p

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 119.300
TWR 119.300 0600-2300
TWR 257.800 0600-2300
GND 121.900 0600-2300
GND 348.600 0600-2300
ATIS 124.650 0600-2300
ATIS 278.300 0600-2300
APCH 120.100 0600-2300
APCH 135.450 0600-2300
APCH 343.700 0600-2300
APCH 350.300 0600-2300
DEP 318.100 0600-2300
UNICOM 122.950
ANG OPS 40.800 0600-2300
OTHER 40.800 0600-2300
LCL/P 119.300 0600-2300
CLASS C 120.100 0600-2300
EMERG 121.500 0600-2300
CD/P 121.625 0600-2300
OTHER 121.625 0600-2300
MADISON 122.600
OTHER 122.600
ANG OPS 123.400 0600-2300
OTHER 123.400 0600-2300
LONE ROC 133.300
OTHER 133.300
CLASS C 135.450 0600-2300
ANG OPS 138.175 0600-2300
OTHER 138.175 0600-2300
ANG OPS 238.200 0600-2300
OTHER 238.200 0600-2300
EMERG 243.000 0600-2300
LCL/P 257.800 0600-2300
LONE ROC 257.925
OTHER 257.925
ANG OPS 299.900 0600-2300
OTHER 299.900 0600-2300
CLASS C 343.700 0600-2300
CLASS C 350.300 0600-2300
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZAU
Mag var:
3° W
Fuel:
100LL, A++

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KMSN · last 7d

29 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 5 PM · 1 movement every 212 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
MSNORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 48 0h 36m
MSNDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 37 2h 5m
MSNORD
Chicago, US
Envoy AIR 36 0h 33m
MSNATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 35 2h 7m
MSNMSP
Minneapolis, US
SKY West Aviation 34 0h 55m
MSNORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 30 0h 40m
MSNCLT
Charlotte, US
American Airlines 28 1h 44m
MSNBOS
Boston, US
Republic Airlines 26 2h 18m
MSNDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 25 2h 14m
MSNPHL
Philadelphia, US
PSA Airlines 24 1h 53m
MSNDTW
Detroit, US
Endeavor AIR 22 0h 56m
MSNDEN
Denver, US
SKY West Aviation 20 2h 4m
MSNLGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 17 2h 0m
MSNEWR
Newark, US
Republic Airlines 17 2h 7m
MSNDCA
Washington, US
PSA Airlines 16 1h 54m
MSNDCA
Washington, US
Republic Airlines 16 2h 7m
MSNRHI
Rhinelander, US
CSA AIR 15 1h 0m
MSNORD
Chicago, US
Gojet Airlines 14 0h 36m
MSNPHX
Phoenix, US
American Airlines 14 3h 25m
MSNMSP
Minneapolis, US
Delta AIR Lines 14 0h 48m
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