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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Milwaukee

DFWMKE · 853 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
1,084
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 67% of the time across 1,084 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–MKE flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 39% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–MKE flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Wednesdays and just 55% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon61%(147 flights)
  • Tue74%(152 flights)
  • Wed76%(152 flights)
  • Thu65%(152 flights)
  • Fri72%(151 flights)
  • Sat69%(137 flights)
  • Sun55%(152 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(313 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM68%(38 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(276 flights)
  • 3–6 PM39%(72 flights)
  • 6–9 PM53%(322 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM64%(22 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
May

Jun 52% → May 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%88
July 202547%88
August 202556%88
September 202581%88
October 202582%90
November 202569%84
December 202566%93
January 202663%83
February 202681%84
March 202668%88
April 202676%83
May 202670%86

Based on 1,084 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.