Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Milwaukee
1,075 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–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)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 434 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights434
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft58%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 TPA → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 253 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 253 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 45 min · 670 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 65 min · 215 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 180 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 175 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 326 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 175 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 45 min · 198 flights · limited
- Mondays69% on time · p90 60 min · 198 flights · limited
- Sundays68% on time · p90 60 min · 238 flights
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