Flights Milwaukee → Las Vegas
MKE → LAS
Route overview
The flight route from Milwaukee to Las Vegas operates with a high level of punctuality, with 83% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, there are 266 total flights along this route, and the average delay is just under seven minutes at 6.8 minutes. The destination airport in Las Vegas serves over 52 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) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 382 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Milwaukee (MKE) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads west for about 2,447 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 29m.
Departures from Milwaukee on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of MKE-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 382 tracked MKE-LAS flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 2.4% 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-LAS
On the Milwaukee (MKE) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 382 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Milwaukee-Las Vegas is 2.36% across 382 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
