Flights Milwaukee → Orlando
MKE → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Milwaukee to Orlando operates with a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay time of 12.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 421 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles nearly 50 million passengers yearly.
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) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 586 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.90%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Milwaukee (MKE) to Orlando (MCO) heads south for about 1,719 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 34m.
Departures from Milwaukee on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 36% of MKE-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 586 tracked MKE-MCO flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MKE-MCO
On the Milwaukee (MKE) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 586 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Milwaukee-Orlando is 2.90% across 586 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
