UA5281 MilwaukeeMKE · 18:00 New OrleansMSY · 20:55
UA5281 by United Airlines flies from Milwaukee (MKE) to New Orleans (MSY).
Same number through MKE → IAH → MSY
scheduled from MKE
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MKE and MSY are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Milwaukee to New Orleans flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA5281 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Milwaukee to New Orleans on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MKE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How UA5281 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5281 across the MKE and MSY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left a little late (~9 min) but landed about 7 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5281 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N130SY.
Board clocks recorded as MKE and MSY published them.
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Pro Flight Search — UA5281 Milwaukee to New Orleans on-time performance, measured from the MKE and MSY airport boards.
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