Flights Milwaukee → Dallas-Fort Worth
MKE → DFW
How long is the flight from Milwaukee to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Milwaukee (MKE) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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 Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 29.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 265 flights using either McDonnell Douglas MD-83 or Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic with over 87 million passengers.
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) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 670 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 39 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.43%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Milwaukee (MKE) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south-west for about 1,374 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 6m.
Departures from Milwaukee on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of MKE-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 670 tracked MKE-DFW flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 39 min and a 3.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MKE-DFW
The flight from Milwaukee (MKE) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Milwaukee (MKE) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 39 minutes, based on 670 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Milwaukee-Dallas-Fort Worth is 3.43% across 670 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
