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DAL Dallas / MKE Milwaukee

DAL → MKE on time

Dallas Love Field (Dallas, TX) to General Mitchell (Milwaukee, WI). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
69%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.3%
397 flights
Typical arrival
+1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+52 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

69% of flights from Dallas to Milwaukee arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 10% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for DAL → MKE: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 62% of the time. About 1 in 11 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 132 three hours or more; 1.3% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 397 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines39769%1.3%+1 min8.8%+52 minSouthwest Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at DAL). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%10 a.m. departures: too few flights (28 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (5 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (44 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: 58% on time (104 flights)581p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (5 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (70 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (44 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (13 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (24 flights)6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights (9 flights)7p8 p.m. departures: too few flights (20 flights)8p
DAL → MKE, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: September (85%). Worst: July (59%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (87 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (78 flights)FebMar: too few flights (92 flights)MarApr: too few flights (93 flights)AprMay: too few flights (97 flights)MayJun: 65% on time (111 flights)65JunJul: 59% on time (113 flights)59JulAug: 82% on time (105 flights)82AugSep: 85% on time (102 flights)85SepOct: 75% on time (106 flights)75OctNov: too few flights (96 flights)NovDec: 83% on time (107 flights)83Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday57——
Tuesday55——
Wednesday53——
Thursday52——
Friday55——
Saturday52——
Sunday73——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Late inbound plane 46%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%Severe weather 4%

Cancellations: weather 5

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Nearby airport alternatives

Other ways to make the same trip, using airports within 60 miles of Dallas or Milwaukee. None has been clearly more reliable than DAL → MKE.

RouteFlightsOn timeCancelled
DAL → MKE (this route)39769%1.3%
DFW → MKE Dallas/Fort Worth to General Mitchell1,07966%3.3%

Questions

How often are flights from DAL to MKE on time?

69% of 397 scheduled flights from Dallas, TX to Milwaukee, WI arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.3% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from DAL to MKE?

July (59% on time). The best month is September (85%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.