Flights Philadelphia → Milwaukee
PHL → MKE
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Milwaukee operates with a high level of punctuality, with 86% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, there are 121 total flights along this route, and the average delay for these flights is 11.3 minutes. The destination airport in Milwaukee serves over six million 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Milwaukee (MKE) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 151 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (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 Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Milwaukee: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Milwaukee (MKE) heads west for about 1,108 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 48m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 58% of PHL-MKE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Milwaukee it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 151 tracked PHL-MKE flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.6% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-MKE
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Milwaukee (MKE) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 151 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Milwaukee is 2.65% across 151 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
