Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Milwaukee
237 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–MKE arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,486 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.8%Flights567
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9095 minCancel0.7%Flights919
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline69%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft4%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 16 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 DTW → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 956 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 960 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 50 min · 903 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 100 min · 683 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 85 min · 837 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 548 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 50 min · 610 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 632 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 608 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 65 min · 654 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 60 min · 645 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 642 flights
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