MKE General Mitchell International Airport
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MilwaukeeGeneral Mitchell International Airport14:30·21°C·#86/327
OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR
+10 min

Milwaukee (MKE) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +10 min, arrivals no data. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour
14:00today +10 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Milwaukee (MKE) delays today: departures are running +10 min, across 42 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 28 October 2026 at 15:33 UTC.

Departures45 timed
On time73%33
Delayed27%12
typical now +10 min
Arrivals42 timed
On time79%33
Delayed21%9
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
14:30WN 278BWI on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +22. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
14:24AA 4990ORD on time
14:30DL 2006MSP on time
Why6 kt SSE winds, Few clouds at MKE right now (METAR).
Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ TAF hazard window The terminal forecast flags significant weather in the next few hours even though current rules are VFR. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Milwaukee

Forecast

Thu 29 Oct, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
Low11°Clikely 7°C to 14°C
  • 83% chance of rain
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
9.7%usually 8.3%

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 90 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 18th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +11 min departures.

Typical week here
+13
MON
+10
TUE
+10
WED
+18
THU
+13
FRI
+12
SAT
+17
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+10 min), heaviest on Thursday (+18 min).

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Sample · what you getMKE went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/milwaukee-MKE

Milwaukee airport delays today

MKE has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +10 min. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 15:00 (+9 min expected). The terminal forecast includes thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds.

Nearby gateways: ORD MDW GRR DTW IND MSP · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Milwaukee

Is Milwaukee (MKE) delayed right now?

MKE has minor delays. Departures +10 min, arrivals no data. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

What is the current weather at Milwaukee (MKE)?

Winds SSE-160 at 6kt gusting to 16kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 21°C, Dew 12°C, Alt 30.11 inHg, Few clouds at 25000ft. 21°C. wind 6 kt gusting 16. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Milwaukee (MKE)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+10 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+18 min).

How often are flights delayed at MKE today?

We tracked 42 flights today: departures +10 min, arrivals no data.

What is the TAF forecast for MKE?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds S-180 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below dips to marginal visual ahead: small spacing adjustments are possible.
Wind160° 6 G16 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew21 / 12 °C
Pressure1020 hPa
KMKE 281852Z 16006G16KT 10SM FEW250 21/12 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02110122
13:00 to 22:00VFRWinds S-180 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
22:00 to 02:00VFRWinds SSW-200 at 10kt gusting to 20kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 13000ft
02:00 to 06:00MVFRWinds SSW-210 at 10kt gusting to 20kt, Vis 5sm, Light Showers Rain, Broken layer at 9000ft, Wind shear 2000ft from 230 at 45kt
02:00 to 04:00MVFRVis 4sm, Light Thunderstorm Rain, Overcast layer at 2500ft (Cumulonimbus)
Dep index
0.7/5
METAR 13:52 local · 38m ago · delay window 10:33 local · How these are computed → methodology