Flights Atlanta → Milwaukee
ATL → MKE
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Milwaukee has a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of only 4.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 537 flights using a variety of aircraft including McDonnell Douglas MD-90, MD-88, Boeing 717, and Boeing 737-700, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 6,015,731 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Milwaukee (MKE) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 725 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.90%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Milwaukee: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Milwaukee (MKE) heads north for about 1,078 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 46m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of ATL-MKE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Milwaukee it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 725 tracked ATL-MKE flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-MKE
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Milwaukee (MKE) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 725 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Milwaukee is 2.90% across 725 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
