OnTimeStats

Historical on-time performance

New York to Milwaukee

738 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on LGA–MKE arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.2%of scheduled flights

based on 706 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

  • Republic Airways
    On-time76%
    Medianon time
    p9050 min
    Cancel6.2%
    Flights706

Why flights run late

Delay causes

  • Airline43%
  • Weather1%
  • Air traffic (NAS)22%
  • Late aircraft35%
  • Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

  • Airline30%
  • Weather30%
  • Air traffic (NAS)41%
  • Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 44 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 LGA → 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 · 716 flights
  • Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 854 flights
  • Afternoons79% on time · p90 45 min · 718 flights
  • Evenings71% on time · p90 80 min · 710 flights

Best day of week

Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 89% on time.

  • Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 248 flights
  • Wednesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 481 flights
  • Tuesdays82% on time · p90 45 min · 483 flights
  • Thursdays80% on time · p90 50 min · 482 flights
  • Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 430 flights
  • Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 484 flights
  • Fridays77% on time · p90 65 min · 484 flights

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Methodology

A flight is on time when it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule — the US DOT / BTS standard. Median and p90(the “1-in-10 bad day”) are read from the full arrival-delay distribution, never averaged across periods.

Figures cover a carrier’s own BTS-coded flights. Cells below ~200 flights are flagged as limited data. All numbers are pre-computed from public BTS On-Time Performance data.