MKE to JFK flight delays
Milwaukee, WI (MKE) New York, NY (JFK) · 745 miles
529 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
81.98%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.27%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
96 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
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. SkyWest Airlines arrived on time 13.9 points more often than JetBlue Airways over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 96 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The season swings this route hard. In November it ran 24.7 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. JFK 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.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on MKE to JFK. JetBlue Airways was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in July.
Every airline on MKE to JFK
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 416 | 84.31% | 1.92% | 90 min | B |
| JetBlue Airways | 103 | 70.41% | 3.88% | 112 min | F |
| Republic Airways | 10 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
JFK to MKE New York back to Milwaukee 75.53% on time DOther routes from Milwaukee
Common questions
Are flights from Milwaukee to New York usually delayed?
81.98% of flights on the MKE to JFK route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Milwaukee to New York?
SkyWest Airlines, at 84.31% on time across 416 flights. The least punctual on the route was JetBlue Airways at 70.41%.
How often are MKE to JFK flights cancelled?
2.27% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 23 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Milwaukee to New York?
November, when 94.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 69.7%.
When MKE to JFK flights are late, how late are they?
About 96 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 JFK 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 →