Route · MKE → IAH · 2020–2025 BTS data
Milwaukee to Houston
The MKE–IAH corridor (Milwaukee, WI → Houston, TX) runs ahead of the national average, served by 5 carriers across roughly 984 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.4%
- On-time
- +1.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 73 min
- Delay when late
- 2,418
- Flights
Cancelled
1.6%
Best Month
Nov 2023 91%
Worst Month
Mar 2023 56%
Distance
984 mi
Carriers
5
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2024 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2023 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Nov 2023 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Oct 2023 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Sep 2023 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | OO,UA |
| May 2023 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 1 | OO |
| Apr 2023 | 59 | 18 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2023 | 62 | 27 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2023 | 55 | 21 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2023 | 58 | 23 | 4 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2022 | 62 | 27 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Nov 2022 | 60 | 24 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2022 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
Cancellation Rate
1.6%
17 of 1,045 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
2 of 1,045 flights
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MKE - Milwaukee
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Milwaukee, WI.
Origin airport →IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
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What the Data Says About MKE to IAH
2,418 tracked flights put the MKE to IAH pairing (Milwaukee to Houston) at a 80.4% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 73.1 minutes on average. Across the 984-mile route and its 5 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 1.6% cancelled and 0.2% diverted (1,045 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Nov 2023 posted the strongest performance at 91% on-time, while Mar 2023 came in at just 56% - a 35-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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