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 10 at 10 am and 1 time in 5 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


United	ORD	MKE	1h 06m	68%	4.7%	3,077	Flying now
American	ORD	MKE	58m	62%	5.0%	2,191	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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 Details →	ORD 06:00 → DEN 07:42UA 2806	2h 15m Denver	DEN 09:57 → MKE 13:25UA 1836	7h 25m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:35 → ATL 09:41DL 1247	3h 12m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → MKE 13:50DL 1246	7h 15m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	ORD 05:30 → ATL 08:33DL 1264	2h 17m Atlanta	ATL 10:50 → MKE 11:51DL 1151	6h 21m	97%	84%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:00 → LGA 09:09DL 2767	1h 56m New York	LGA 11:05 → MKE 12:36DL 5723 · flown by Republic	6h 40m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	ORD 08:36 → MSP 10:15DL 1554	3h 39m Minneapolis	MSP 13:54 → MKE 15:08DL 2006	6h 32m	96%	79%
American Details →	ORD 05:00 → DFW 07:30AA 760	1h 24m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:54 → MKE 11:17AA 2135	6h 17m	95%	76%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:30 → MSP 08:06DL 1717	1h 59m Minneapolis	MSP 10:05 → MKE 11:17DL 561	4h 47m	95%	75%
Delta Details →	ORD 08:05 → ATL 11:08DL 2426	2h 57m Atlanta	ATL 14:05 → MKE 15:07DL 2152	7h 02m	98%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ORD 13:00 → JFK 16:37DL 5035 · flown by Endeavor	53m New York	JFK 17:30 → MKE 19:24DL 4986 · flown by Endeavor	6h 24m	67%	41%
American Details →	ORD 18:47 → CLT 21:59AA 689	50m Charlotte	CLT 22:49 → MKE 23:54AA 1072	5h 07m	57%	37%
American Details →	ORD 17:56 → DCA 20:59AA 1787	1h 01m Washington	DCA 22:00 → MKE 23:07AA 5656 · flown by PSA	5h 13m	56%	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

DEN · 1h 02m · leaves 07:05 7%

ATL · 1h 09m · leaves 06:35 10%

PHL · 1h 14m · leaves 06:36 19%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 50m · leaves 18:47 43%

DCA · 1h 01m · leaves 17:56 44%

IAH · 47m · leaves 16:05 48%

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.


United UA 2806 ORD 06:00 → DEN Southwest WN 1626 DEN 10:15 → MKE Connection details →	2h 33m	7h 40m	100%	96%
United UA 425 ORD 07:12 → ATL Delta DL 1246 ATL 12:53 → MKE Connection details →	2h 26m	6h 38m	100%	87%
American AA 4162 ORD 08:22 → MSP Delta DL 2006 MSP 13:54 → MKE Connection details →	3h 48m	6h 46m	100%	81%

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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