Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Milwaukee
850 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–MKE arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 352 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.9%Flights352
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DAL → MKE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 93 flights · limited
- Middays77% on time · p90 30 min · 577 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 372 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 35 min · 75 flights · limited
- Overnights59% on time · p90 60 min · 68 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 160 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 25 min · 161 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 25 min · 178 flights · limited
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 30 min · 158 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 40 min · 215 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 30 min · 155 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 158 flights · limited
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