Flights Milwaukee → Houston
MKE → IAH
How long is the flight from Milwaukee to Houston?
The flight from Milwaukee (MKE) to Houston (IAH) takes 2h 35m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight 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 Houston operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 87%. Over the course of the year, this route sees an average delay of just 8 minutes per flight, with a total of 195 flights conducted using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. The destination airport in Houston serves over 40 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the United States.
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) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 507 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Milwaukee (MKE) to Houston (IAH) heads south-west for about 1,586 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 35m.
Departures from Milwaukee on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of MKE-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 507 tracked MKE-IAH flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.4% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about MKE-IAH
The flight from Milwaukee (MKE) to Houston (IAH) takes 2h 35m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Milwaukee (MKE) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 507 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Milwaukee-Houston is 1.38% across 507 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
