MCO to MKE flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Orlando International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport · 1,066 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
- MCO: Departure delays 16–30 minutes. Departure delays of 16–30 minutes due to tm initiatives:mit:wx (increasing).
On-time arrivals
71%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.2%
17 flights
Avg arrival delay
17 min
55 min when late
Airlines
3
1,420 flights tracked
Key facts
- Flights from Orlando (MCO) to Milwaukee (MKE) arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1.2% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- Frontier Airlines was the most punctual airline here (83% on time); Southwest Airlines was the least (68%).
- Departures scheduled around 7am did best (97% on time); around 7pm did worst (48%).
- Wednesday was the most reliable day to fly (78% on time) and Friday the least (68%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (52%).
Which airline is most on time from MCO to MKE?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Airlines | 83% | 1.7% | 11 min | 7.0% | 175 |
| Spirit Airlines | 80% | 4.6% | 19 min | 10.8% | 87 |
| Southwest Airlines | 68% | 0.9% | 18 min | 9.1% | 1,158 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am96%76 flights
- 7am97%122 flights
- 8am88%113 flights
- 9am86%124 flights
- 10am85%62 flights
- 11am39%23 flights
- 1pm72%109 flights
- 2pm70%111 flights
- 3pm67%65 flights
- 4pm75%73 flights
- 5pm66%77 flights
- 6pm41%34 flights
- 7pm48%134 flights
- 8pm53%169 flights
- 9pm49%76 flights
- 10pm48%32 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday69%3.7% cancelled
- Tuesday75%0.5% cancelled
- Wednesday78%1.2% cancelled
- Thursday70%0.5% cancelled
- Friday68%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday69%0.4% cancelled
- Sunday68%2.2% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft52%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)27%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- Extreme weather5%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)47%
- Extreme weather29%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion24%
- Security0%
MCO to MKE: common questions
- How often are MCO to MKE flights on time?
- 71% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Orlando to Milwaukee cancelled?
- 1.2% of scheduled flights were cancelled (17 of 1,420).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 17 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 55 min behind schedule on average, and 8.9% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at MCO?
- Flights on this route spent 19 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: MKE to MCO — 78% on time
More flights from Orlando
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: MCO → MKE, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.