Dane County Regional Truax Field satellite view
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KMSN · MSN

Dane County Regional Truax Field

43.13990°N
-89.33750°W
ARR / DAY
107
7.8%
DEP / DAY
101
8.5%
ON-TIME
75.8% Top 25%
arr · avg 16 min
dep · 100% · avg -5 min cal
AVG DELAY
16 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 9,006 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 107 arrivals and 101 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 37 carriers across 58 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 5% of observed flights. The most active carrier is Republic Airlines (RPA). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 76% with an average delay of 16 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 240 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

20h ago
Temp
79°F
Wind
9 kts
30°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KMSN 052353Z 03009KT 10SM SCT033TCU SCT250 26/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 TCU E-S AND DSNT N T02610189 10272 20250 56001 $

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
5m 5a 18m 6a 18m 7a 12m 8a 6m 9a 15m 10a 6m 11a 18m 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
OTHER 133.300
LONE ROC 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
OTHER 299.900 0600-2300
ANG OPS 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

37 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 11 AM · 1 movement every 240 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
Envoy AIR 67 0h 34m
MSNMSP
Minneapolis, US
SKY West Aviation 49 0h 56m
MSNPHL
Philadelphia, US
PSA Airlines 48 1h 45m
MSNORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 47 0h 36m
MSNDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 44 2h 3m
MSNATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 42 1h 47m
MSNDTW
Detroit, US
Endeavor AIR 33 0h 54m
MSNDCA
Washington, US
PSA Airlines 32 1h 53m
MSNDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 30 1h 59m
MSNBOS
Boston, US
Republic Airlines 29 2h 20m
MSNLGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 26 2h 0m
MSNPHX
Phoenix, US
American Airlines 25 3h 17m
MSNCLT
Charlotte, US
PSA Airlines 25 1h 39m
MSNEWR
Newark, US
Republic Airlines 25 2h 2m
MSNRHI
Rhinelander, US
CSA AIR 21 1h 2m
MSNORD
Chicago, US
Republic Airlines 21 0h 35m
MSNDEN
Denver, US
SKY West Aviation 21 2h 4m
MSNORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 19 0h 36m
MSNCLT
Charlotte, US
American Airlines 15 1h 45m
MSNDTW
Detroit, US
SKY West Aviation 14 0h 56m
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