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Route Reliability

New York → Milwaukee

LGA–MKE · 738 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
1,325
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 79% of the time across 1,325 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LGA–MKE flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 71% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–MKE flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Mondays. On Sundays: 72%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.9% 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
  • Mon83%(187 flights)
  • Tue80%(195 flights)
  • Wed82%(192 flights)
  • Thu77%(190 flights)
  • Fri78%(201 flights)
  • Sat83%(108 flights)
  • Sun72%(186 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(295 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(338 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(117 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(223 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(286 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 72% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%109
July 202580%104
August 202586%111
September 202591%111
October 202574%111
November 202571%101
December 202566%98
January 202689%96
February 202680%92
March 202680%103
April 202679%112
May 202682%111

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Based on 1,325 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.