Historical on-time performance
Milwaukee to New York
738 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MKE–LGA arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 442 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time93%Medianon timep90on timeCancel1.0%Flights96
- Republic AirwaysOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.6%Flights346
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft22%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MKE → LGA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 885 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 865 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 55 min · 704 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 65 min · 759 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 260 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 507 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 506 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 434 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 506 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 499 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 65 min · 501 flights
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