Flights Washington → Milwaukee
DCA → MKE
Route overview
This flight route operates from Washington to Milwaukee, utilizing Boeing 717 aircraft. With a total of 325 flights recorded and an on-time performance rate of 78%, the average delay is approximately 10.5 minutes. The origin airport in Washington has been operational since 1938, while the destination airport sees 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 Washington (DCA) → Milwaukee (MKE) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 439 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.83%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.1/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Milwaukee: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Milwaukee (MKE) heads north-west for about 1,019 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 42m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of DCA-MKE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Milwaukee it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 439 tracked DCA-MKE flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 6.8% 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 DCA-MKE
On the Washington (DCA) -> Milwaukee (MKE) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 439 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Milwaukee is 6.83% across 439 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.
