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

The nonstop is quickest: Southwest DAL → MKE (2h 20m), on time 7 times in 10. Southwest via Midway (5h 00m) is more reliable, 90%, but takes 2h 40m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	DAL	MKE	2h 20m	71%	1.2%	401	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.


Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → DEN 07:00WN 1296	3h 15m Denver	DEN 10:15 → MKE 13:40WN 1626	7h 40m	100%	97%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → MDW 08:15WN 1355	2h 00m Chicago	MDW 10:15 → MKE 11:00WN 1702	5h 00m	100%	90%
Southwest Details →	DAL 11:35 → DEN 12:35WN 3563	3h 45m Denver	DEN 16:20 → MKE 19:45WN 1629	8h 10m	100%	90%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:00 → ATL 09:05WN 1261	3h 48m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → MKE 13:50DL 1246	7h 50m	100%	87%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:05 → LAS 06:50WN 1318	2h 15m Las Vegas	LAS 09:05 → MKE 14:35WN 4337	8h 30m	100%	83%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 08:40 → DEN 09:45WN 239	3h 45m Denver	DEN 13:30 → MKE 17:04UA 4802 · flown by SkyWest	8h 24m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	DAL 06:05 → ATL 09:15DL 516	1h 35m Atlanta	ATL 10:50 → MKE 11:51DL 1151	5h 46m	95%	81%
Delta Details →	DAL 15:59 → ATL 19:14DL 512	3h 41m Atlanta	ATL 22:55 → MKE 23:56DL 1268	8h 00m	97%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	DAL 16:35 → LAS 17:25WN 1322	50m Las Vegas	LAS 18:15 → MKE 23:45WN 2279	7h 10m	37%	19%
Southwest Details →	DAL 13:40 → BNA 15:30WN 526	1h 00m Nashville	BNA 16:30 → MKE 18:05WN 4733	4h 25m	56%	18%
Southwest Details →	DAL 15:05 → MCO 18:50WN 1352	1h 05m Orlando	MCO 19:55 → MKE 21:48WN 987	6h 42m	35%	11%

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 · 50m · leaves 06:00 24%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 55m · leaves 18:40 25%

LAS · 50m · leaves 16:35 63%

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