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Route Reliability

New York → Milwaukee

JFK–MKE · 745 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
365
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 75% of the time across 365 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

JFK–MKE flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 76% of the time, versus 62% between 3–6 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

JFK–MKE flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Saturdays and just 67% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

JFK–MKE flights arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(48 flights)
  • Tue74%(49 flights)
  • Wed82%(51 flights)
  • Thu67%(48 flights)
  • Fri75%(51 flights)
  • Sat84%(49 flights)
  • Sun71%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM62%(34 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(311 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 48% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202548%27
July 202556%27
August 202590%29
September 202583%30
October 202577%30
November 202577%30
December 202561%31
January 202679%28
February 202688%25
March 202676%29
April 202675%28
May 202687%31

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 365 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.