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

No clear winner: Delta’s MKE → JFK flights land within a few points of 9 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MKE	JFK	2h 24m	90%	3.8%	365	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach New York on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (New York is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	MKE 05:02 → ORD 06:14AA 6358 · flown by SkyWest	3h 26m Chicago	ORD 09:40 → JFK 12:59B6 906	6h 57m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	MKE 05:40 → ATL 08:42DL 1221	58m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	5h 16m	91%	80%
Delta Details →	MKE 08:00 → MSP 09:28DL 4458 · flown by SkyWest	3h 25m Minneapolis	MSP 12:53 → JFK 17:00DL 2661	8h 00m	98%	80%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MKE 05:00 → MCO 08:40WN 4660	2h 25m Orlando	MCO 11:05 → JFK 13:47DL 2049	7h 47m	100%	79%
American Details →	MKE 06:08 → ORD 07:30AA 4914 · flown by SkyWest	3h 30m Chicago	ORD 11:00 → JFK 14:38AA 4356 · flown by Republic	7h 30m	100%	78%
Delta Details →	MKE 12:56 → ATL 16:04DL 1151	2h 38m Atlanta	ATL 18:42 → JFK 21:28DL 2398	7h 32m	99%	73%
Delta Details →	MKE 06:50 → ATL 10:00DL 1236	3h 59m Atlanta	ATL 13:59 → JFK 16:28DL 1575	8h 38m	98%	73%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	MKE 06:20 → ORD 07:30UA 5896 · flown by SkyWest	3h 21m Chicago	ORD 10:51 → JFK 14:30AA 4350 · flown by Republic	7h 10m	96%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MKE 15:58 → MSP 17:15DL 2006	55m Minneapolis	MSP 18:10 → JFK 22:09DL 5244 · flown by Endeavor	5h 11m	73%	34%

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

ATL · 1h 10m · leaves 06:50 9%

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 07:21 18%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 00m · leaves 16:20 13%

DTW · 1h 09m · leaves 16:49 17%

MSP · 55m · leaves 15:58 27%

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