Historical on-time performance
Milwaukee to Newark
725 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MKE–EWR arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.1%of scheduled flights
based on 818 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel5.1%Flights818
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Late aircraft24%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather52%
- Air traffic (NAS)48%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 42 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 → EWR
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 542 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 920 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 65 min · 926 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 65 min · 110 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 372 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 370 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 279 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 55 min · 373 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 372 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 369 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 363 flights
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