Historical on-time performance
Newark to Milwaukee
725 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–MKE arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.2%of scheduled flights
based on 820 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time79%Medianon timep9025 minCancel5.2%Flights820
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather49%
- Air traffic (NAS)51%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 43 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 EWR → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,016 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 30 min · 1,042 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 85 min · 440 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 371 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 370 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 282 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 373 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 372 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 30 min · 362 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 30 min · 369 flights
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