Historical on-time performance
New York to Milwaukee
745 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–MKE arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate61%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 31 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time61%Median5 minp9080 minCancel3.2%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline63%
- Weather27%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft0%
- 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 JFK → MKE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 227 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 60 min · 568 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 65 min · 309 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 100 min · 541 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 231 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 239 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 75 min · 238 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 237 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 40 min · 238 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 80 min · 230 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 85 min · 232 flights
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