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Airport · MKE · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Milwaukee, WI (MKE) ranks #55 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Milwaukee, WI posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

82.3%
On-time
Top 63%
on-time, US airports
75 min
Delay when late
1.20%
Cancelled
#55 of 382
Corpus placement
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MKE on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%82.3%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 1,811,244.

Late Aircraft 34.5% (625,778 min)
Carrier 38.5% (696,621 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 21.1% (383,045 min)
Weather 5.8% (104,242 min)
Security 0.1% (1,558 min)

MKE - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (93.9%) · worst: July (90.2%)

90%91%92%93%94%95% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.6%

MKE - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.5% 90.4% ▼ -6.3%

MKE - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 15.3 min · taxi-in 5.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 20.3 min 20.2 min ▼ -0.5%

MKE's average taxi-out (15.3 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.4 min (October 2024) to 20.3 min (January 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Milwaukee, WI.

Cancellation Rate

1.20%

3,604 of 299,952 flights

Diversion Rate

0.10%

300 of 299,952 flights

Delay Rate

17.7%

53,218 of 299,952 flights

Top Routes from MKE

Busiest routes to and from Milwaukee, WI.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
MKE (Milwaukee) → DEN (Denver) 14,186 83.7% 896 mi
DEN (Denver) → MKE (Milwaukee) 14,140 77.4% 896 mi
MKE (Milwaukee) → ATL (Atlanta) 13,271 89.2% 669 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → MKE (Milwaukee) 13,175 84.8% 669 mi
ORD (Chicago) → MKE (Milwaukee) 13,040 74.5% 67 mi
MKE (Milwaukee) → ORD (Chicago) 13,035 78.1% 67 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → MKE (Milwaukee) 9,250 85.3% 297 mi
MKE (Milwaukee) → MSP (Minneapolis) 9,248 87% 297 mi
MCO (Orlando) → MKE (Milwaukee) 8,914 77.3% 1,066 mi
MKE (Milwaukee) → MCO (Orlando) 8,909 81.7% 1,066 mi
DTW (Detroit) → MKE (Milwaukee) 8,178 83.3% 237 mi
MKE (Milwaukee) → DTW (Detroit) 8,178 87.1% 237 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → MKE (Milwaukee) 8,005 79.9% 1,460 mi
MKE (Milwaukee) → PHX (Phoenix) 8,003 85.1% 1,460 mi
LAS (Las Vegas) → MKE (Milwaukee) 7,140 75.3% 1,524 mi
MKE (Milwaukee) → LAS (Las Vegas) 7,131 83% 1,524 mi
MKE (Milwaukee) → CLT (Charlotte) 6,617 83.3% 651 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → MKE (Milwaukee) 6,616 80.4% 651 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → MKE (Milwaukee) 6,590 72.1% 853 mi
MKE (Milwaukee) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 6,585 76.8% 853 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Milwaukee, WI, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 82.3%).

Ontario, CA

Ontario, CA

82.3% on-time 272,856 flights

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City, OK

82.3% on-time 248,285 flights

Bozeman, MT

Bozeman, MT

82.3% on-time 117,386 flights

Manchester, NH

Manchester, NH

82.3% on-time 69,564 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 299,952).

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL

302,058 flights 76.9% on-time

Kahului, HI

Kahului, HI

304,696 flights 84.7% on-time

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville, FL

316,106 flights 80.4% on-time

Burbank, CA

Burbank, CA

319,148 flights 82.4% on-time

Other Airports in Wisconsin

Compare performance with other Wisconsin airports.

MSN 83.1%

Madison, WI

Madison · 127,239 flights
ATW 82.3%

Appleton, WI

Appleton · 63,493 flights
GRB 85.5%

Green Bay, WI

Green Bay · 48,314 flights
CWA 87.4%

Mosinee, WI

Mosinee · 16,116 flights
LSE 87%

La Crosse, WI

La Crosse · 13,386 flights
RHI 87.3%

Rhinelander, WI

Rhinelander · 9,618 flights
EAU 84.5%

Eau Claire, WI

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MKE delay-share reading

The standout signal at Milwaukee, WI is the delay mix: Carrier owns 38.5% of 1,811,244 delay minutes across 299,952 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.3% (3.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 53,218 delayed and 3,604 cancelled (1.20%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (34.5% late-aircraft, 38.5% carrier, 21.1% NAS, 5.8% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, MKE is strongest in September (93.9% on-time) and weakest in July (90.2%), a 3.7-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~4,621 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 83.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Wisconsin: Wisconsin flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using MKE's data

MKE's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from MKE before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.3 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.