Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Milwaukee
436 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–MKE arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 161 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights161
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft59%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MCI → 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 — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 83 flights · limited
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 20 min · 376 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 215 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 40 min · 205 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 50 min · 67 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 141 flights · limited
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 140 flights · limited
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 154 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 153 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 154 flights · limited
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 168 flights · limited
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