FLL to MKE flight delays
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) Milwaukee, WI (MKE) · 1,243 miles
258 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
72.76%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.39%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
63 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
18 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. MKE to FLL arrives on time 6.5 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This is a thin route — 258 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 4 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Flights from Fort Lauderdale to Milwaukee run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Spirit Airlines arrived on time most often on FLL to MKE. Southwest Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in June and worst in May.
Every airline on FLL to MKE
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 153 | 71.24% | 0% | 58 min | D |
| Spirit Airlines | 105 | 75% | 0.95% | 72 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MKE to FLL Milwaukee back to Fort Lauderdale 79.3% on time COther routes from Fort Lauderdale
Common questions
Are flights from Fort Lauderdale to Milwaukee usually delayed?
72.76% of flights on the FLL to MKE route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Fort Lauderdale to Milwaukee?
Spirit Airlines, at 75% on time across 105 flights. The least punctual on the route was Southwest Airlines at 71.24%.
How often are FLL to MKE flights cancelled?
0.39% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 4 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When FLL to MKE flights are late, how late are they?
About 63 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on FLL to MKE during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →