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Route Reliability

Newark → Milwaukee

EWR–MKE · 725 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
5.2%
Cancelled
820
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 84% of the time across 820 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

EWR–MKE flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 76% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

EWR–MKE flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 82%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

EWR–MKE flights arrived on time 92% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 85% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon85%(110 flights)
  • Tue89%(117 flights)
  • Wed86%(117 flights)
  • Thu84%(112 flights)
  • Fri82%(120 flights)
  • Sat82%(83 flights)
  • Sun82%(115 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(142 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(198 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(320 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(5 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(109 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 78% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%54
July 202571%73
August 202582%87
September 202585%81
October 202578%82
November 202590%49
December 202583%58
January 202683%58
February 202690%51
March 202689%53
April 202698%59
May 202690%69

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Based on 820 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.