Route Reliability
Denver → Milwaukee
DEN–MKE · 896 miles · Denver International Airport to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
- 75%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 12 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.3%
- Cancelled
- 2,335
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines76%1,009 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines72%1,257 flights
Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (69 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DEN–MKE flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
DEN–MKE flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 71%.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 72%.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 2,335 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon74%(364 flights)
- Tue76%(315 flights)
- Wed78%(323 flights)
- Thu72%(337 flights)
- Fri71%(372 flights)
- Sat80%(270 flights)
- Sun73%(342 flights)
- 6–9 AM92%(173 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM85%(614 flights)
- 12–3 PM84%(367 flights)
- 3–6 PM67%(549 flights)
- 6–9 PM60%(576 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM61%(44 flights)
Jun 55% → May 78% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 55% | 231 |
| July 2025 | 61% | 267 |
| August 2025 | 62% | 237 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 225 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 232 |
| November 2025 | 84% | 170 |
| December 2025 | 78% | 168 |
| January 2026 | 86% | 155 |
| February 2026 | 79% | 136 |
| March 2026 | 75% | 154 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 158 |
| May 2026 | 78% | 190 |
Keep nerding
Based on 2,335 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.