Historical on-time performance
Milwaukee to Detroit
237 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MKE–DTW arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,486 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.8%Flights567
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9085 minCancel0.9%Flights919
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline66%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft12%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline44%
- Weather56%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 18 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 → DTW
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 77% to 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 1,006 flights
- Mornings84% on time · p90 35 min · 1,997 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 70 min · 987 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 55 min · 350 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 549 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 35 min · 632 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 45 min · 608 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 50 min · 610 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 60 min · 655 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 45 min · 644 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 60 min · 642 flights
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