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Airport month · March 2026
General Mitchell International in March 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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,626 domestic departures from General Mitchell International (MKE). 69.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 69.5% reached their destination on time; 6.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so MKE departures were 3.3 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 2,317 departures with 81.9% leaving on time: a change of −12.4 points, with flights up 13%.
Flights arriving at MKE that month were on time 65.5% of the time (2,624 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 24% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 69.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.0%
- Cancelled 6.2%
- Diverted 0.3%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | MKE, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 69.5% | 81.9% | 77.6% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 69.5% | 81.8% | 76.2% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 6.2% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 25.8 min | 14.7 min | 17.8 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 88 | 77 | 80 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,626 | 2,317 | 29,355 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 999 | 38% | 72.7% | 6.8 min | 4.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 622 | 24% | 58.8% | 37.5 min | 8.7% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 259 | 10% | 81.1% | -2.9 min | 6.2% |
| AA American Airlines | 219 | 8% | 74.4% | 31.2 min | 4.1% |
| YX Republic Airline | 214 | 8% | 68.2% | 9.3 min | 10.3% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 92 | 4% | 59.8% | 20.2 min | 17.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 82 | 3% | 69.5% | 17.0 min | 4.9% |
| UA United Airlines | 62 | 2% | 79.0% | 16.9 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 51 | 2% | 72.5% | 10.5 min | 3.9% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 26 | 1% | 61.5% | 20.3 min | 3.8% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKE–ORD | Milwaukee to Chicago | 451 | 57.9% | 35.4 min | 10.4% |
| MKE–ATL | Milwaukee to Atlanta | 182 | 81.9% | -2.5 min | 6.6% |
| MKE–MCO | Milwaukee to Orlando | 178 | 69.1% | 14.5 min | 3.9% |
| MKE–PHX | Milwaukee to Phoenix | 165 | 75.2% | 6.0 min | 3.6% |
| MKE–DEN | Milwaukee to Denver | 159 | 76.7% | 8.2 min | 2.5% |
| MKE–DTW | Milwaukee to Detroit | 141 | 62.4% | 44.1 min | 5.0% |
| MKE–MSP | Milwaukee to Minneapolis | 117 | 68.4% | 16.4 min | 6.0% |
| MKE–DCA | Milwaukee to Washington | 115 | 56.5% | 22.8 min | 11.3% |
| MKE–LGA | Milwaukee to New York | 107 | 54.2% | 28.1 min | 15.0% |
| MKE–LAS | Milwaukee to Las Vegas | 102 | 81.4% | -4.8 min | 4.9% |
| MKE–DFW | Milwaukee to Dallas/Fort Worth | 93 | 74.2% | 44.8 min | 4.3% |
| MKE–CLT | Milwaukee to Charlotte | 85 | 75.3% | 22.4 min | 5.9% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MKE on time in March 2026?
69.5% of 2,626 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 69.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 81.9% of 2,317 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 69.5% and 6.2% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.