Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Milwaukee
1,460 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–MKE arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,447 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights453
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.2%Flights994
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,639 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 625 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 45 min · 968 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 50 min · 662 flights
- Overnights52% on time · p90 90 min · 231 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 642 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 570 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 559 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 574 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 591 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 596 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 594 flights
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