Historical on-time performance
Milwaukee to Dallas-Fort Worth
853 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MKE–DFW arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,074 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.5%Flights1,074
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline56%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 38 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 → DFW
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 — 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,270 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,088 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 323 flights
- Evenings53% on time · p90 115 min · 758 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 74% on time.
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 492 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 483 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 75 min · 494 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 504 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 477 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 65 min · 505 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 80 min · 492 flights
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