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 5 at 11 am and 42% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	IAH	MKE	2h 46m	82%	0.5%	878	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.


United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 05:15 → DEN 06:47UA 1874	3h 28m Denver	DEN 10:15 → MKE 13:40WN 1626	8h 25m	98%	96%
United Details →	IAH 08:30 → DEN 10:05UA 2816	3h 25m Denver	DEN 13:30 → MKE 17:04UA 4802 · flown by SkyWest	8h 34m	100%	89%
United Details →	IAH 06:30 → DEN 08:02UA 2643	1h 55m Denver	DEN 09:57 → MKE 13:25UA 1836	6h 55m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	IAH 05:40 → ATL 08:43DL 1069	2h 07m Atlanta	ATL 10:50 → MKE 11:51DL 1151	6h 11m	99%	85%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 12:33 → DEN 14:17UA 2168	2h 03m Denver	DEN 16:20 → MKE 19:45WN 1629	7h 12m	92%	85%
Delta Details →	IAH 07:02 → ATL 10:05DL 1315	2h 48m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → MKE 13:50DL 1246	6h 48m	98%	84%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 08:00 → MSP 10:53UA 2469	3h 01m Minneapolis	MSP 13:54 → MKE 15:08DL 2006	7h 08m	100%	82%
United Details →	IAH 09:35 → ORD 12:29UA 2124	3h 07m Chicago	ORD 15:36 → MKE 16:42UA 5345 · flown by SkyWest	7h 07m	99%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	IAH 14:38 → SEA 17:21AS 439	48m Seattle	SEA 18:09 → MKE 23:59AS 307	9h 21m	58%	48%
United Details →	IAH 13:41 → ORD 16:39UA 2458	1h 06m Chicago	ORD 17:45 → MKE 18:48UA 5555 · flown by SkyWest	5h 07m	73%	36%
American Details →	IAH 13:36 → ORD 16:35AA 1915	46m Chicago	ORD 17:21 → MKE 18:23AA 6211 · flown by SkyWest	4h 47m	43%	23%

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

ORD · 46m · leaves 05:04 18%

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 07:20 21%

MSP · 47m · leaves 06:30 22%

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 48m · leaves 14:38 42%

MSP · 48m · leaves 14:35 53%

ORD · 46m · leaves 13:36 57%

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