Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Milwaukee
238 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–MKE arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,275 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.0%Flights415
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.3%Flights860
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline63%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft4%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 965 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 968 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 50 min · 853 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 75 min · 682 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 65 min · 836 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 82% on time.
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 620 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 604 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 566 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 50 min · 648 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 602 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 55 min · 631 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 633 flights
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