DFW → MKEDallas-Fort Worth to Milwaukee

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Milwaukee (MKE): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 50% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 27 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,374 km, an estimated 2 hours 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Milwaukee. Updated 10 October 2026 at 03:33 UTC.

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth busy · +20
MKE Milwaukee smooth · +0
1,374 km · ~2h 16m est.
dep bank 09:03–19:277x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
50% on time

of the last 6 operated DFW → MKE flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +27 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+27 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~2h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA50% on time

Flights AA2581 09:03 daily · AA869 14:29 daily · AA1234 19:20 daily · AA1177 19:27 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-09AA1177dep −4 → arr−16
10-09AA2581dep +2 → arr−19
10-09AA869dep +46 → arr+27
10-08AA1177departed+150
10-08AA2581departed−9
10-08AA869departed+46

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +20 min busy 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full DFW delay board →
MKEMilwaukee +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 9 kt Full MKE delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MKE: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Milwaukee route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW to MKE flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DFW to MKE questions

Is DFW–MKE running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DFW–MKE?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:03 and evening departures around 19:20 from DFW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MKE delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DFW to MKE?

Great-circle distance is 1,374 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 127–148 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–MKE fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 26 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.