MKE to FLL flight delays
Milwaukee, WI (MKE) Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) · 1,243 miles
259 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.3%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.77%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
58 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
13 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. FLL to MKE arrives on time 6.5 points less 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 — 259 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 5 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
The Milwaukee to Fort Lauderdale route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Spirit Airlines arrived on time most often on MKE to FLL. Southwest Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in June and worst in December.
Every airline on MKE to FLL
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 | 77.48% | 0.65% | 55 min | C |
| Spirit Airlines | 106 | 81.9% | 0.94% | 63 min | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
Other routes from Milwaukee
Common questions
Are flights from Milwaukee to Fort Lauderdale usually delayed?
79.3% of flights on the MKE to FLL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Milwaukee to Fort Lauderdale?
Spirit Airlines, at 81.9% on time across 106 flights. The least punctual on the route was Southwest Airlines at 77.48%.
How often are MKE to FLL flights cancelled?
0.77% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 8 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When MKE to FLL flights are late, how late are they?
About 58 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 MKE to FLL 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 →