Flights Milwaukee → Denver
MKE → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Milwaukee to Denver operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 9.6 minutes. The route sees around 455 total flights annually, using aircraft such as the Airbus A319 and A320, serving the busy Denver International Airport which opened in 1989 and handles approximately 82,358,744 passengers per 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 Milwaukee (MKE) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 670 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.54%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Milwaukee (MKE) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 1,438 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 13m.
Departures from Milwaukee on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of MKE-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 670 tracked MKE-DEN flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 9 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 MKE-DEN
On the Milwaukee (MKE) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 670 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Milwaukee-Denver is 2.54% across 670 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.
