Flights Milwaukee → Chicago
MKE → ORD
How long is the flight from Milwaukee to Chicago?
The flight from Milwaukee (MKE) to Chicago (ORD) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Milwaukee to Chicago has a punctuality rate of 75%, with an average delay of 25.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 1,377 flights, serving one of the world's busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles around 80,071,737 passengers yearly.
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 Milwaukee (MKE) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 3201 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Milwaukee (MKE) to Chicago (ORD) heads south for about 108 km, a flight time of roughly 30m.
Departures from Milwaukee on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 56% of MKE-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,201 tracked MKE-ORD flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 5.5% 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 MKE-ORD
The flight from Milwaukee (MKE) to Chicago (ORD) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Milwaukee (MKE) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 3201 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Milwaukee-Chicago is 5.47% across 3201 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.
