Historical on-time performance
Milwaukee to New York
738 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MKE–LGA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.5%of scheduled flights
based on 705 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time76%Medianon timep9055 minCancel6.5%Flights705
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft16%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline28%
- Weather26%
- Air traffic (NAS)46%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 46 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 → LGA
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 905 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 791 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 60 min · 673 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 75 min · 724 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 · 244 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 484 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 484 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 481 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 483 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 433 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 65 min · 484 flights
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