Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Milwaukee
853 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–MKE arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,075 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.5%Flights1,075
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather89%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 38 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 1,053 flights
- Middays68% on time · p90 95 min · 100 flights · limited
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 110 min · 1,059 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 85 min · 801 flights
- Evenings50% on time · p90 120 min · 437 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 58% to 68% on time.
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 70 min · 491 flights
- Tuesdays68% on time · p90 95 min · 494 flights
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 75 min · 477 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 80 min · 491 flights
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 80 min · 502 flights
- Sundays60% on time · p90 105 min · 507 flights
- Mondays58% on time · p90 90 min · 488 flights
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