Flights Denver → Milwaukee
DEN → MKE
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Milwaukee operates with an average on-time performance of 76%, experiencing a mean delay of 12.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 455 flights using a mix of Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-300 aircraft.
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 Denver (DEN) → Milwaukee (MKE) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 672 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.53%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Milwaukee: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Milwaukee (MKE) heads east for about 1,438 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 13m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of DEN-MKE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Milwaukee it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 672 tracked DEN-MKE flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-MKE
On the Denver (DEN) -> Milwaukee (MKE) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 672 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Milwaukee is 2.53% across 672 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United 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.
