Flights New York → Milwaukee
LGA → MKE
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Milwaukee operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay of 11.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 327 flights, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 6,015,731 passengers annually.
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 New York (LGA) → Milwaukee (MKE) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 422 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Milwaukee: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Milwaukee (MKE) heads west for about 1,185 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 54m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of LGA-MKE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Milwaukee it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 422 tracked LGA-MKE flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 7.1% 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 LGA-MKE
On the New York (LGA) -> Milwaukee (MKE) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 422 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Milwaukee is 7.11% across 422 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.
