Flights Milwaukee → Tampa
MKE → TPA
Route overview
The flight route from Milwaukee to Tampa operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, experiencing a mean delay of 11.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 165 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at its destination, which handles approximately 21,528,249 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) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 202 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Milwaukee (MKE) to Tampa (TPA) heads south for about 1,733 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 35m.
Departures from Milwaukee on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 56% of MKE-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 202 tracked MKE-TPA flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 3.5% 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-TPA
On the Milwaukee (MKE) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 202 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Milwaukee-Tampa is 3.47% across 202 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.
