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Airport month · February 2026
General Mitchell International in February 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,033 domestic departures from General Mitchell International (MKE). 81.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.6% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so MKE departures were 3.7 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 1,797 departures with 81.6% leaving on time: a change of +0.2 points, with flights up 13%.
Flights arriving at MKE that month were on time 74.8% of the time (2,036 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 53%, late-arriving aircraft 27% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 81.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.0%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | MKE, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 81.8% | 81.6% | 77.6% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 81.6% | 78.9% | 76.2% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 14.7 min | 13.7 min | 17.8 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 68 | 60 | 80 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,033 | 1,797 | 29,355 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 714 | 35% | 84.5% | -2.1 min | 0.4% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 519 | 26% | 75.3% | 13.9 min | 0.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 231 | 11% | 89.6% | -7.4 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 197 | 10% | 86.3% | -7.4 min | 1.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 151 | 7% | 80.1% | -6.6 min | 9.9% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 84 | 4% | 65.5% | 30.5 min | 3.6% |
| UA United Airlines | 56 | 3% | 85.7% | 4.1 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 37 | 2% | 73.0% | 2.0 min | 2.7% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 26 | 1% | 84.6% | -4.3 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 18 | 1% | 77.8% | -3.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKE–ORD | Milwaukee to Chicago | 409 | 74.3% | 14.3 min | 1.0% |
| MKE–ATL | Milwaukee to Atlanta | 162 | 90.7% | -11.0 min | 0.0% |
| MKE–DEN | Milwaukee to Denver | 136 | 86.8% | -1.5 min | 0.0% |
| MKE–MCO | Milwaukee to Orlando | 130 | 77.7% | 1.7 min | 1.5% |
| MKE–PHX | Milwaukee to Phoenix | 112 | 81.3% | 1.0 min | 0.0% |
| MKE–DTW | Milwaukee to Detroit | 102 | 78.4% | 16.7 min | 0.0% |
| MKE–DCA | Milwaukee to Washington | 98 | 69.4% | 19.1 min | 2.0% |
| MKE–MSP | Milwaukee to Minneapolis | 90 | 82.2% | 4.6 min | 0.0% |
| MKE–DFW | Milwaukee to Dallas/Fort Worth | 85 | 88.2% | -11.9 min | 0.0% |
| MKE–BNA | Milwaukee to Nashville | 71 | 81.7% | 3.3 min | 0.0% |
| MKE–LAS | Milwaukee to Las Vegas | 71 | 84.5% | 0.6 min | 0.0% |
| MKE–CLT | Milwaukee to Charlotte | 65 | 84.6% | -12.7 min | 3.1% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MKE on time in February 2026?
81.8% of 2,033 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 81.6% of 1,797 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 81.8% and 1.3% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MKE · methodology · corrections.