Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Milwaukee
853 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–MKE arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay95 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,106 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9095 minCancel2.8%Flights1,106
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft60%
- 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 DFW → 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 — 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 35 min · 908 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 90 min · 242 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 80 min · 838 flights
- Afternoons59% on time · p90 110 min · 1,015 flights
- Evenings51% on time · p90 125 min · 395 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 68% on time.
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 75 min · 483 flights
- Tuesdays68% on time · p90 95 min · 482 flights
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 70 min · 464 flights
- Fridays65% on time · p90 85 min · 484 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 100 min · 503 flights
- Thursdays62% on time · p90 80 min · 494 flights
- Mondays60% on time · p90 80 min · 488 flights
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