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Milwaukee → New York

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

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
91%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min early
Average arrival delay
3.8%
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 91% of the time across 365 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Skip Wednesday if you can.

MKE–JFK flights arrived on time 98% of the time on Thursdays. On Wednesdays: 85%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

MKE–JFK flights arrived on time 94% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(48 flights)
  • Tue96%(48 flights)
  • Wed85%(52 flights)
  • Thu98%(51 flights)
  • Fri88%(50 flights)
  • Sat94%(52 flights)
  • Sun86%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(341 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(7 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 93% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%29
July 202589%28
August 202590%30
September 2025100%30
October 202597%30
November 202593%30
December 202574%31
January 202686%28
February 202689%26
March 202693%28
April 202693%29
May 202697%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.