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Flights Philadelphia → Milwaukee

PHL → MKE

1h 48m
Flight time (est.)
28.2
Average risk (Medium)
77%
On-time
19 min
Average delay
7.5%
Cancellations
1
Airlines

How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Milwaukee?

The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Milwaukee (MKE) takes about 1h 48m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.

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 443 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.45%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 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 morning window: about 37% of PHL-MKE flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Milwaukee it is 5.5 min (atfm).

Across 443 tracked PHL-MKE flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 7.5% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
1h behind
Arrival (dest. local time)
08:48
Elevation MKE
723 ft
Est. CO₂/passenger
~144 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
American Airlines (AA) 79% 6 min 1.1%

Airlines operating PHL-MKE

Frequently asked questions about PHL-MKE

The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Milwaukee (MKE) takes about 1h 48m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.

On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Milwaukee (MKE) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 443 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Milwaukee is 7.45% across 443 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Milwaukee, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

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.