Flights Milwaukee → Fort Lauderdale
MKE → FLL
Route overview
The flight route from Milwaukee to Fort Lauderdale has a 78% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 8.5 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees 36 total flights connecting two cities, one being Milwaukee and the other Fort Lauderdale, which serves over 31 million passengers annually at its airport.
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) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 46 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Milwaukee (MKE) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads south-east for about 2,004 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 55m.
Departures from Milwaukee on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of MKE-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 46 tracked MKE-FLL flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 2.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MKE-FLL
On the Milwaukee (MKE) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 46 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Milwaukee-Fort Lauderdale is 2.17% across 46 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Fort Lauderdale, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
