Flights Chicago → Milwaukee
ORD → MKE
How long is the flight from Chicago to Milwaukee?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Milwaukee (MKE) takes 50 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Milwaukee has a punctuality rate of 65%, with an average delay time of 31.1 minutes per flight. With a total of 1,376 flights annually, this route serves the busy destination airport in Milwaukee, which handles over six million passengers each year.
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 Chicago (ORD) → Milwaukee (MKE) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 3190 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 29 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.61%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 33.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Milwaukee: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Milwaukee (MKE) heads north for about 108 km, a flight time of roughly 50m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 49% of ORD-MKE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Milwaukee it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,190 tracked ORD-MKE flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 29 min and a 5.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-MKE
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Milwaukee (MKE) takes 50 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Milwaukee (MKE) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 29 minutes, based on 3190 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Milwaukee is 5.61% across 3190 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
