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Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same 45-minute layover misses 1 time in 10 at 7 am and 56% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
Southwest AUS MKE 2h 40m 73% 1.1% 278 Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Milwaukee on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
SouthwestDetails → AUS 05:45 → DEN 07:00WN 282 3h 15m Denver DEN 10:15 → MKE 13:40WN 1626 7h 55m 100% 97%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails → AUS 12:55 → DEN 14:14UA 1541 2h 06m Denver DEN 16:20 → MKE 19:45WN 1629 6h 50m 98% 91%
SouthwestDetails → AUS 05:05 → MDW 07:35WN 356 2h 40m Chicago MDW 10:15 → MKE 11:00WN 1702 5h 55m 100% 90%
SouthwestDetails → AUS 05:25 → BWI 09:40WN 967 1h 05m Baltimore BWI 10:45 → MKE 11:50WN 1011 6h 25m 100% 88%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → AUS 05:30 → ATL 08:45WN 251 2h 05m Atlanta ATL 10:50 → MKE 11:51DL 1151 6h 21m 100% 88%
UnitedDetails → AUS 08:30 → DEN 09:49UA 595 3h 41m Denver DEN 13:30 → MKE 17:04UA 4802 · flown by SkyWest 8h 34m 99% 87%
UnitedDetails → AUS 05:39 → DEN 06:58UA 361 2h 59m Denver DEN 09:57 → MKE 13:25UA 1836 7h 46m 99% 86%
DeltaDetails → AUS 06:25 → ATL 09:45DL 1258 3h 08m Atlanta ATL 12:53 → MKE 13:50DL 1246 7h 25m 98% 85%
Tight connection: often missed
UnitedDetails → AUS 17:20 → ORD 20:21UA 1990 59m Chicago ORD 21:20 → MKE 22:29UA 5362 · flown by SkyWest 5h 09m 59% 39%
AmericanDetails → AUS 15:27 → ORD 18:35AA 1574 1h 24m Chicago ORD 19:59 → MKE 21:01AA 4888 · flown by SkyWest 5h 34m 66% 33%
SouthwestDetails → AUS 17:15 → BWI 21:30WN 3385 1h 00m Baltimore BWI 22:30 → MKE 23:40WN 1015 6h 20m 33% 17%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning
BWI · 1h 05m · leaves 05:25 0%
ATL · 1h 05m · leaves 06:25 6%
MSP · 1h 08m · leaves 06:10 6%
Afternoon and evening
ORD · 59m · leaves 17:20 41%
IAH · 47m · leaves 18:04 56%
BWI · 1h 00m · leaves 17:15 67%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.
Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON