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Route Reliability

Chicago → Milwaukee

ORDMKE · 67 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
64%
Arrive within 15 minutes
28 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
5,167
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines68%2,991 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines60%2,176 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORD–MKE flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 73% of the time, versus 57% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ORD–MKE flights arrived on time 70% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 58%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 68% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 60%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.5% 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
  • Mon62%(712 flights)
  • Tue70%(687 flights)
  • Wed69%(702 flights)
  • Thu64%(703 flights)
  • Fri62%(703 flights)
  • Sat67%(694 flights)
  • Sun58%(726 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM73%(357 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM72%(866 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(797 flights)
  • 3–6 PM57%(1127 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(1147 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(633 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 62% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%379
July 202559%377
August 202569%376
September 202574%390
October 202569%463
November 202572%412
December 202554%388
January 202655%363
February 202660%407
March 202661%397
April 202663%463
May 202672%512

Based on 5,167 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.