Historical on-time performance
Milwaukee to Atlanta
669 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MKE–ATL arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,209 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel2.1%Flights2,209
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline78%
- Weather22%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 46 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 MKE → ATL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 80% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,711 flights
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 2,088 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,204 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,173 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 90% on time.
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 968 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 961 flights
- Thursdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,079 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 902 flights
- Fridays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,109 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,108 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,049 flights
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