Flights Milwaukee → Phoenix
MKE → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Milwaukee to Phoenix operates with an average on-time performance of 77%, experiencing a mean delay of 17.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 421 flights using Airbus A320 and A319 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 44,397,854 passengers.
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) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 521 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Milwaukee (MKE) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 2,346 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 21m.
Departures from Milwaukee on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of MKE-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 521 tracked MKE-PHX flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MKE-PHX
On the Milwaukee (MKE) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 521 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Milwaukee-Phoenix is 2.11% across 521 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
