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 one-hour layover misses 1 time in 5 at 6 am and 42% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MKE	LGA	2h 17m	81%	5.7%	1,325	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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.


Southwest Details →	MKE 05:45 → MDW 06:35WN 3178	1h 30m Chicago	MDW 08:05 → LGA 11:20WN 2038	4h 35m	100%	96%
Delta Details →	MKE 05:40 → ATL 08:42DL 1221	2h 48m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LGA 13:44DL 467	7h 04m	96%	79%
Delta Details →	MKE 06:20 → MSP 07:43DL 4460 · flown by SkyWest	2h 22m Minneapolis	MSP 10:05 → LGA 13:46DL 2764	6h 26m	96%	78%
American Details →	MKE 07:01 → CLT 10:07AA 2866	3h 00m Charlotte	CLT 13:07 → LGA 15:05AA 2036	7h 04m	97%	78%
United Details →	MKE 05:00 → ORD 05:59UA 5799 · flown by SkyWest	2h 01m Chicago	ORD 08:00 → LGA 11:17UA 2092	5h 17m	92%	77%
American Details →	MKE 05:02 → ORD 06:14AA 6358 · flown by SkyWest	1h 46m Chicago	ORD 08:00 → LGA 11:19AA 2079	5h 17m	96%	76%
United Details →	MKE 06:20 → ORD 07:30UA 5896 · flown by SkyWest	2h 33m Chicago	ORD 10:03 → LGA 13:26UA 669	6h 06m	96%	74%
Delta Details →	MKE 08:00 → MSP 09:28DL 4458 · flown by SkyWest	3h 32m Minneapolis	MSP 13:00 → LGA 16:45DL 2756	7h 45m	98%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MKE 06:01 → DCA 09:10AA 5646 · flown by PSA	49m Washington	DCA 09:59 → LGA 11:25AA 4491 · flown by Republic	4h 24m	74%	56%
Delta Details →	MKE 18:49 → DTW 21:00DL 3675 · flown by SkyWest	50m Detroit	DTW 21:50 → LGA 23:41DL 2603	3h 52m	56%	38%
American Details →	MKE 12:49 → DCA 15:59AA 5286 · flown by PSA	1h 27m Washington	DCA 17:26 → LGA 18:57AA 4685 · flown by Republic	5h 08m	73%	31%

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 · 48m · leaves 05:40 12%

ORD · 1h 18m · leaves 07:40 13%

DCA · 49m · leaves 06:01 26%

Afternoon and evening

BOS · 55m · leaves 11:35 34%

ORD · 1h 05m · leaves 17:29 42%

DTW · 50m · leaves 18:49 44%

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.


American AA 6358 MKE 05:02 → ORD Delta DL 2252 ORD 09:35 → LGA Connection details →	3h 21m	6h 54m	97%	81%
Southwest WN 4660 MKE 05:00 → MCO Delta DL 1164 MCO 10:51 → LGA Connection details →	2h 11m	7h 27m	97%	76%
American AA 4914 MKE 06:08 → ORD United UA 669 ORD 10:03 → LGA Connection details →	2h 33m	6h 18m	93%	72%

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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