General Mitchell International in July 2026

72.9%departed on time

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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,759 domestic departures from General Mitchell International (MKE). 72.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 73.9% reached their destination on time; 3.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so MKE departures were 4.1 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 2,589 departures with 73.4% leaving on time: a change of −0.5 points, with flights up 7%.

Flights arriving at MKE that month were on time 65.2% of the time (2,759 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 40%, late-arriving aircraft 36% and national aviation system 19%.

On time 73.9%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.7%
Cancelled 3.0%
Diverted 0.5%

Every scheduled departure from MKE in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	MKE, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	72.9%	73.4%	77.6%	68.8%
Arrived on time	73.9%	71.7%	76.2%	69.4%
Cancelled	3.0%	2.8%	2.3%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	21.4 min	22.9 min	17.8 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	92	86	80	21,066
Scheduled departures	2,759	2,589	29,355	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	902	33%	79.2%	2.3 min	0.2%
OO SkyWest Airlines	758	27%	70.8%	14.8 min	3.4%
DL Delta Air Lines	342	12%	79.8%	1.3 min	2.0%
YX Republic Airline	264	10%	65.5%	15.7 min	9.8%
AA American Airlines	234	8%	67.9%	31.3 min	2.6%
OH PSA Airlines	124	4%	57.3%	41.9 min	11.3%
AS Alaska Airlines	61	2%	85.2%	-5.9 min	0.0%
B6 JetBlue Airways	31	1%	83.9%	-7.1 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	30	1%	80.0%	-6.2 min	3.3%
F9 Frontier Airlines	13	0%	69.2%	64.0 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MKE–ORD	Milwaukee to Chicago	461	66.8%	17.1 min	5.6%
MKE–DEN	Milwaukee to Denver	248	77.0%	2.3 min	0.4%
MKE–ATL	Milwaukee to Atlanta	196	77.0%	2.9 min	2.0%
MKE–MSP	Milwaukee to Minneapolis	180	80.6%	6.4 min	0.0%
MKE–DTW	Milwaukee to Detroit	123	75.6%	15.2 min	2.4%
MKE–DCA	Milwaukee to Washington	117	58.1%	36.8 min	6.8%
MKE–LGA	Milwaukee to New York	116	68.1%	8.5 min	12.9%
MKE–MCO	Milwaukee to Orlando	116	82.8%	8.4 min	0.0%
MKE–PHX	Milwaukee to Phoenix	96	84.4%	2.8 min	0.0%
MKE–PHL	Milwaukee to Philadelphia	92	52.2%	45.7 min	9.8%
MKE–BNA	Milwaukee to Nashville	90	75.6%	7.6 min	0.0%
MKE–DFW	Milwaukee to Dallas/Fort Worth	90	65.6%	31.1 min	2.2%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	40.1%	31.7%	20,663
Late-arriving aircraft	35.9%	41.8%	18,502
National Aviation System	18.9%	19.9%	9,732
Extreme weather	5.0%	6.5%	2,596
Security	0.1%	0.1%	77

51,570 delay minutes on 626 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left MKE on time in July 2026?

72.9% of 2,759 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 73.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 73.4% of 2,589 departures left on time and 2.8% were cancelled, against 72.9% and 3.0% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.