Historical on-time performance
Milwaukee to Denver
Flights on MKE–DEN arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,239 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights1,261
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.0%Flights207
- United AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.1%Flights771
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)38%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline55%
- Weather36%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 11 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 → DEN
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 67% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,511 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,884 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,666 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 75 min · 479 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,180 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,041 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,075 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,151 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,117 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,186 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 951 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,199 flights
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