Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Milwaukee
1,460 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–MKE arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,452 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights458
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.6%Flights994
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather85%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 13 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 PHX → MKE
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 · 1,633 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 659 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 45 min · 1,057 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 55 min · 785 flights
- Overnights55% on time · p90 90 min · 167 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 659 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 583 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 590 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 631 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 635 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 582 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 40 min · 622 flights
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