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Airport Reliability

MKE · Milwaukee

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

80%
Departures within 15 minutes
14 min
Average departure delay
75%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
2.3%
Departures cancelled

Based on 31,259 departures and 31,263 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

Departures from MKE departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 82% on time on Tuesdays against 75% on Sundays.

Ticking up lately.

Departures from MKE arrived on time 80% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% in the three months before that.

When MKE gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(2496 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(8350 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(4916 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(5435 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(6230 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(2990 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(50 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(4502 flights)
  • Tue82%(4216 flights)
  • Wed80%(4234 flights)
  • Thu79%(4459 flights)
  • Fri79%(4561 flights)
  • Sat79%(3929 flights)
  • Sun75%(4566 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 77% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%2646
July 202575%2697
August 202579%2624
September 202585%2518
October 202581%2749
November 202580%2374
December 202571%2426
January 202675%2186
February 202684%2168
March 202676%2607
April 202682%2651
May 202682%2821

Airlines departing MKE

Busiest routes from MKE

Based on 31,259 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.