Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Milwaukee
297 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–MKE arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,260 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights1,051
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.0%Flights209
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline56%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft21%
- 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 MSP → MKE
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 954 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,362 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 40 min · 862 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 45 min · 996 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 50 min · 214 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 626 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 622 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 658 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 646 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 30 min · 640 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 545 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 40 min · 651 flights
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