Historical on-time performance
New York to Milwaukee
738 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–MKE arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.1%of scheduled flights
based on 442 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.9%Flights346
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.0%Flights96
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 72% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 794 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 25 min · 859 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 40 min · 751 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 85 min · 773 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 264 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 20 min · 430 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 505 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 505 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 507 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 499 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 60 min · 501 flights
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