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Dane County Regional Truax Field

43.13990°N
-89.33750°W
ARR / DAY
97
1.7%
DEP / DAY
92
5.8%
ON-TIME
17.9% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 52 minest
AVG DELAY
52 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 97 arrivals and 92 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 31 carriers across 57 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 18% with an average delay of 52 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 225 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
69°F
Wind
3 kts
Visib
3219 m
Ceil
KMSN 131153Z VRB03KT 2SM BR FEW003 BKN190 OVC220 21/20 A2992 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SLP125 T02060200 10211 20194 53005

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 225 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 43 0h 35m
MSNDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 33 2h 7m
MSNATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 32 2h 9m
MSNORD
Chicago, US
Envoy AIR 31 0h 32m
MSNORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 29 0h 39m
MSNMSP
Minneapolis, US
SKY West Aviation 29 0h 54m
MSNCLT
Charlotte, US
American Airlines 26 1h 45m
MSNBOS
Boston, US
Republic Airlines 24 2h 18m
MSNPHL
Philadelphia, US
PSA Airlines 23 1h 54m
MSNDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 23 2h 15m
MSNDTW
Detroit, US
Endeavor AIR 22 0h 56m
MSNLGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 18 2h 3m
MSNDEN
Denver, US
SKY West Aviation 18 2h 2m
MSNEWR
Newark, US
Republic Airlines 18 2h 8m
MSNRHI
Rhinelander, US
CSA AIR 15 1h 0m
MSNORD
Chicago, US
Gojet Airlines 14 0h 36m
MSNDCA
Washington, US
Republic Airlines 14 2h 6m
MSNMSP
Minneapolis, US
Delta AIR Lines 14 0h 48m
MSNDCA
Washington, US
PSA Airlines 12 1h 55m
MSNPHX
Phoenix, US
American Airlines 12 3h 21m
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